Baltimore Hundred

Baltimore Hundred
Hundred
Country United States
State Delaware
County Sussex
Elevation 26 ft (8 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 302
GNIS feature ID 217267[1]

Baltimore Hundred is a hundred in the southeastern section of Sussex County, Delaware, United States.[2] Baltimore Hundred was formed in 1775 from Worcester County, Maryland. Its primary community is Millville. The old colonial term "hundred" is used to describe a sectioned area of the county in which 100 farms should fit.

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "What's the Baltimore Hundred & Where Is Horntown?". Mary Grey & George Welburn. 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2015-11-15.

Coordinates: 38°33′23″N 75°12′10″W / 38.556501°N 75.202738°W / 38.556501; -75.202738


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