Sussex County, DelawareEdit This Page

From FamilySearch Wiki

Revision as of 02:51, 28 December 2012 by Jeniannj (Talk | contribs)

United States Gotoarrow.png Delaware Gotoarrow.png Sussex County

Hand and keyboard.jpg Delaware
Online Records


Sussex County, Delaware
Map
Map of Delaware highlighting Sussex County
Location in the state of Delaware
Map of the U.S. highlighting Delaware
Location of Delaware in the U.S.
Facts
Founded August 8, 1673
County Seat Georgetown
Courthouse
Sussex County, Delaware Courthouse.jpg
Address Administrative Office Building, 1st Floor, 2 The Circle
PO Box 589
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 855-7785 Sussex County Courthouse
Adopt-a-wiki page
DElogo.gif This page adopted by:
DEGenWeb Project
who welcome you to contribute.
Adopt a page today

Contents

County Courthouse

Formerly known as Deale County, the name was changed to Sussex on 4 Dec 1682.
The Recorder of deeds has land records from 1693.
Register of Wills houses the probate records[1]

History

Parent County

1673--Sussex County was created 8 August 1673 from Deale (old) County. County seat: Georgetown [2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Cities:

  • Lewes
  • Milford
  • Rehoboth Beach
  • Seaford

Towns:

  • Bethany Beach
  • Bethel
  • Blades
  • Bridgeville
  • Dagsboro
  • Delmar
  • Dewey Beach
  • Ellendale
  • Fenwick Island
  • Frankford
  • Georgetown
  • Greenwood
  • HenlopenAcres
  • Laurel
  • Millsboro
  • Millville
  • Milton
  • Ocean View
  • Selbyville
  • Slaughter Beach
  • South Bethany

Hundreds: More information can be found at Delaware Hundreds.

  • Baltimore
  • Broad Creek
  • Broadkill
  • Cedar Creek
  • Dagsboro
  • Georgetown
  • Gumboro
  • Indian River
  • Lewes & Rehoboth
  • Little Creek
  • Nanticoke
  • Northwest Fork
  • Seaford

Unincorporated communities:

  • Angola
  • Argo's Corner
  • Atlanta
  • Bayard
  • Belltown
  • Broad Creek
  • Broadkill Beach
  • Cannon
  • Cedar Creek
  • Clarksville
  • Concord
  • Cool Spring
  • Coverdale
  • Fairmount
  • Fowler Beach
  • Gumboro
  • Harbeson
  • Hardscrabble
  • Hollymount
  • Hollyville
  • Jimtown
  • Johnson
  • Lincoln
  • Long Neck
  • Marshtown
  • Middleford
  • Middlesex Beach
  • Midway
  • Nassau
  • Oakley
  • Oak Orchard
  • Old Furnace
  • Pepperbox
  • Pinetown
  • Redden
  • Reliance
  • Roxana
  • St. Johnstown
  • Whitesville
  • Williamsville

Neighboring Counties

Kent | Cape May County, New Jersey | Maryland counties: Caroline | Dorchester | Wicomico | Worcester

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Sussex County, Delaware census records online, see: Delaware Census.

Church

Court

Gazetteers

  • United States Geographic Survey Place Names - GNIS for Sussex County  (over 1990 entries)
    (may not always be present in alphabetic order on first try.)

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

Newspapers

Probate

  • DeValinger, Leon. A Calendar of Sussex County, Delaware Probate Records, 1680-1800. Dover, Delaware: Public Archives Commission, 1964.
  • Moore, Marguerite R. indexes for Sussex 1800-1869, three volumes(Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995-97.)

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Web Sites

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sussex, Delaware Page 121 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
v • d • e
Links to Delaware-related articles
Topics
Counties
Kent · New Castle · Sussex
Extinct Co.
Major
Repositories
Early Routes
Stub icon This Delaware-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.
While this page is under construction, may we suggest Cyndi's List.
Retrieved from "https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sussex_County,_Delaware"

 

Need additional research help? Contact our research help specialists.

Need wiki, indexing, or website help? Contact our product teams.


Did you find this article helpful?

You're invited to explain your rating on the discussion page (you must be signed in).