Thompsonville, Delaware | |
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Coordinates: 38°59′58″N 75°23′23″W / 38.99944°N 75.38972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Delaware |
County | Kent |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 302 |
GNIS feature ID | 216234 [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]
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]