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Bowdens Garage

Ghost town · Sussex County, Delaware

Millsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Millsboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowdens Garage is a ghost town in Sussex County, Delaware. 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 Bowdens Garage as a historical populated place on the Harbeson topographic quadrangle: 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 38.6982° N, 75.3749° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarbeson
Elevation48 ft
Nearest living townGeorgetown, DE
Distance to it0.9 miles
GNIS feature ID217424
Coordinates38.69817, -75.37492

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What's there now

Bowdens Garage is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Georgetown, DE (population 7,456), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 48 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 Bowdens Garage?

Bowdens Garage is in Sussex County, Delaware, at 38.6982, -75.3749.

How many ghost towns are in Sussex County?

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

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