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Glenville

Ghost town · New Castle County, Delaware

Wilmington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500)
Wilmington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1904, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Glenville is a ghost town in New Castle County, Delaware, recorded as unincorporated community in Delaware, United States. It is the only former community in New Castle County recorded on the federal names register, out of 9 across Delaware.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Glenville 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 39.7126° N, 75.6399° W.

Key facts

Elevation9 ft
Nearest living townNewport, DE
Distance to it1.9 miles
Coordinates39.71260, -75.63990

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What's there now

Glenville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Newport, DE (population 1,209), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 9 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

A destroyed Glenville, DE, home.
A destroyed Glenville, DE, home. · LoverOfArt (talk) (Uploads) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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