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South Milford

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

South Milford 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 South 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 38.9115° N, 75.4288° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilford
Elevation23 ft
Nearest living townMilford, DE
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1877463
Coordinates38.91150, -75.42881

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What's there now

South Milford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Milford, DE (population 12,193), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 23 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 South Milford?

South Milford is in Sussex County, Delaware, at 38.9115, -75.4288.

How many ghost towns are in Sussex County?

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

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