Broad Creek, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
38°35′08″N 75°35′02″W / 38.58556°N 75.58389°W / 38.58556; -75.58389CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCountySussexElevation
39 ft (12 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code302GNIS feature ID216050[1]

Broad Creek is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Broad Creek is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Laurel. Broad Creek is named after the river of that name that drains the Bald Cypress swamps of both Trap Pond and Trussum Pond.

History

Broad Creek's population was 54 in 1900.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broad Creek, Delaware
  2. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
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