Downs Chapel, Delaware Explained

Official Name:	Downs Chapel, Delaware
Pushpin Map:	Delaware#USA
Pushpin Label:	Downs Chapel
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Delaware
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Kent
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	66
Coordinates:	39.2119°N -75.7194°W
Area Code:	302
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	213899

Downs Chapel is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States.^[1] Downs Chapel is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 300 and Downs Chapel Road, west of Kenton.

History

Downs Chapel's population was 30 in 1890,^[2] 34 in 1900,^[3] and 20 in 1960.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Gannett . Henry . A Gazetteer of Delaware (Issue 230 of Geological Survey bulletin) . U.S. Government Printing Office . 1904 .
2. Book: Cram, George Franklin . 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 . 1890 . G.F. Cram . 356 . en.
3. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 84 . en.
4. Encyclopedia: World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Corporation . 1960 . 88 . D . en.