DeGenWeb   Delaware County Selection List

County Name Created Origin County Seat Coordinator
New Castle 1673 original Wilmington Yolanda Campbell Lifter
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Kent
1682 Originally the Horrekill District, established in 1664. St. Jones County formed from Horrekill District in 1680, renamed Kent County in 1682. Dover Available for Adoption
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Sussex
1682 Deale County was created in 1680. In 1682 Deale County, Delaware, along with a section of Maryland's Eastern Shore called Durham County, was renamed Sussex County, Delaware. Lewes until 1791, then Georgetown Available for Adoption

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