Blackiston
Blackiston is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Blackiston is at the intersection of state routes 6 and 42, west of Clayton and northwest of Kenton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: community in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Blackiston Cross Roads”, “Blackiston, DE”, “Blackiston, Delaware”, “Blackiston’s Crossroads”, and “Hazelville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thomas Lamb House and Thomas Lamb Farm.
Thomas Lamb House
Historic building
Photo: Linda Roy Walls, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomas Lamb House, also known as "My Home," is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house dates to about 1855, and is a two-story, three-bay, side hall plan frame dwelling in the Greek Revival style.
Thomas Lamb Farm
House
Thomas Lamb Farm, also known as "Brick House Farm", is a historic home located at Kenton, Kent County, Delaware. The house dates to the second quarter of the 18th-century, and is a two-story, three-bay, single pile brick dwelling. Thomas Lamb Farm is situated 1½ miles north of Blackiston.
J. F. Betz House
House
J. F. Betz House is a historic home located near Kenton in Kent County, Delaware. The house was built about 1875, and is a two-story, three-bay, double pile dwelling with Greek Revival / Gothic Revival / Queen Anne influences. J. F. Betz House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Blackiston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kenton and Downs Chapel.
Kenton
Village
Kenton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan statistical area. The population was 215 in 2020. Kenton is situated 3½ miles southeast of Blackiston.
Downs Chapel
Hamlet
Downs Chapel is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Downs Chapel is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 300 and Downs Chapel Road, west of Kenton. Downs Chapel is situated 4 miles south of Blackiston.
Seven Hickories
Locality
Seven Hickories is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Seven Hickories is at the intersection of Delaware Route 15 and Delaware Route 42, west of Cheswold and east of Kenton. Seven Hickories is situated 5 miles southeast of Blackiston.
Blackiston
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.27067° or 39° 16′ 14″ northLongitude
-75.70049° or 75° 42′ 2″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87F677CX+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 158642173OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Blackiston” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “布萊基斯頓”
- French: “Blackiston”
- Irish: “Blackiston”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Twin Eagle Farms and Underwood Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thomas Davis House and Blackiston Cemetery.
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