New Castle County, Delaware Genealogy

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County Courthouse
The New Castle County Government Center 87 Reads Way New Castle, DE 19720-1648

History
1638 Swedes and Finns settle at Fort Christiana (now Wilmington). See New Sweden wiki article for more details.


 * Renamed New Castle 11 November 1674 from Nieuw Amstel after the English captured the town of Nieuw Amstel on 6 November 1674.

Parent County
1673 New Castle County was created 8 August 1673 from New Amistel County. County seat: Wilmington

Neighboring Counties

 * Cities: Delaware City . New Castle . Newark . Wilmington
 * Towns: Bellefonte . Elsmere . Middletown . Newport . Odessa . Smyrna . Townsend
 * Villages: Arden . Ardencroft . Ardentown
 * Hundreds: Appoquinimink . Blackbird . Brandywine . Christiana . Mill Creek . New Castle . Pencader . Red Lion . St. George's . White Clay . Wilmington
 * Unincorporated communities: Bear . Blackbird . Brookside . Centreville . Christiana . Claymont . Edgemoor . Elmhurst . Glasgow . Greenville . Gwinhurst . Hockessin . Kirkwood . MacDonough . Manor . Marshallton . Minquadale . Montchanin . North Star . Pike Creek . Port Penn . Rockland . St. Georges . Stanton . Talleyville . Tybouts Corner . Wilmington Manor .Winterthur . Yorklyn

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Gazetteers

 * United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for New Castle County (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Web Sites

 * The New Castle County DEGenWeb Project, an member of The DEGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for New Castle County
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for New Castle County