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New Market

Ghost town · Sussex County, Delaware

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

New Market is a ghost town in Sussex County, Delaware, recorded as former settlement in Delaware, United States. 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 New Market 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 38.8072° N, 75.3969° W.

Key facts

Elevation45 ft
Nearest living townEllendale, DE
Distance to it1.5 miles
Coordinates38.80720, -75.39690

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What's there now

New Market is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ellendale, DE (population 675), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 45 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 New Market?

New Market is in Sussex County, Delaware, at 38.8072, -75.3969.

How many ghost towns are in Sussex County?

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

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