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1953 Map of Middletown

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Middletown
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The agricultural landscape of southern New Castle County is defined by its strategic position between the Appoquinimink River and the winding Blackbird Creek. This 1953 survey, with revisions into the 1980s, reveals the established footprint of Middletown and Townsend, connected by the Conrail line and the prominent Dupont Parkway. The map preserves the locations of local landmarks such as Wiggins Mill and St Andrews Sch, alongside numerous family-named crossroads like Mathews Corners and Ginn Corners.

Water plays a central role in the regional geography, from the broad Noxontown Lake to the tidal reaches at Blackbird Landing. Genealogists will find significant value in the distribution of rural burial grounds and places of worship, including Forest Cem, Townsend Cem, and St Anne Ch. The interplay of older survey data and updated residential clusters in purple highlights the era of growth transition for these Delaware communities.