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North Milford

Ghost town · Kent 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

North Milford is a ghost town in Kent County, Delaware. It is the only former community in Kent County recorded on the federal names register, out of 9 across Delaware.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists North Milford as a historical populated place on the Milford 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 38.9173° N, 75.4283° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilford
Elevation19 ft
Nearest living townMilford, DE
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1877462
Coordinates38.91734, -75.42825

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What's there now

North Milford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Milford, DE (population 12,193), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 19 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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