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Banning

Ghost town · Sussex County, Delaware

Harrington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Harrington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Banning is a ghost town in Sussex County, Delaware, recorded as human settlement in Delaware, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Sussex County on the federal names register. No county in Delaware has more among the 3 Delaware counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Banning as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.8062° N, 75.5163° W.

Key facts

Elevation52 ft
Nearest living townGreenwood, DE
Distance to it4 miles
Coordinates38.80620, -75.51630

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What's there now

Banning is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Greenwood, DE (population 1,800), about 4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 52 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Banning?

Banning is in Sussex County, Delaware, at 38.8062, -75.5163.

How many ghost towns are in Sussex County?

Sussex County, Delaware has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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