Downs Chapel, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

39°12′43″N 75°43′10″W / 39.21194°N 75.71944°W / 39.21194; -75.71944CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCountyKentElevation

66 ft (20 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code302GNIS feature ID213899^[1]

Downs Chapel is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.^[2] Downs Chapel is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 300 and Downs Chapel Road, west of Kenton.^[3]

History

Downs Chapel's population was 30 in 1890,^[4] 34 in 1900,^[5] and 20 in 1960.^[6]

References

^ "Downs Chapel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Gannett, Henry (1904). A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin) (Report). U.S. Government Printing Office.
^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
^ Cram, George Franklin (1890). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 356.
^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. D. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 88.