Thompsonville, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

38°59′58″N 75°23′23″W / 38.99944°N 75.38972°W / 38.99944; -75.38972CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCountyKentElevation

10 ft (3 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code302GNIS feature ID216234^[1]

Thompsonville is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Thompsonville is located at the intersection of Milford Neck Road and Bennetts Pier Road, northeast of Milford.^[2]

History

The Thompsonville Methodist Church was established in 1790.^[3] A post office was established in Thompsonville in July, 1891 ^[4] and operated in the Thompson Store until the last mail day of March, 1902, when rural free delivery was started for the area.^[5] The South Bowers Volunteer Fire Company established a fire station in Thompsonville in 1970, and eventually closed the fire station in South Bowers and moved all operations to the station in Thompsonville.^[6]

References

^ "Thompsonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
^ "Thompsonville Methodists Mark Church's 151st Year". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). October 28, 1941.
^ "Peninsula Points". The Morning News(Wilmington, Delaware). July 20, 1891.
^ "Thompson, 87, Retiring, Closing His Country Store". The News Journal(Wilmington, Delaware). July 5, 1962.
^ https://www.southbowers57.com/page/history