Farnhurst
Farnhurst is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The site of two historic hospitals and a number of cemeteries, the community once had a post office, school, and rail station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Delaware
- Also known as: “Farnhurst, DE”, “Farnhurst, Delaware”, and “Hares Corner Station”
Places of Interest
Highlights include New Castle Airport and Swanwyck.
New Castle Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Wilmington Airport is an airport located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, near Wilmington, Delaware. Owned by New Castle County and operated under a lease agreement with the Delaware River and Bay Authority, it is five miles south of Wilmington and about 30 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. New Castle Airport is situated 2 miles southwest of Farnhurst.
Swanwyck
House
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Swanwyck is a historic home located near New Castle in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built between 1813 and 1819, and is a two-story, three-bay, stuccoed brick dwelling reflective of the Regency period.
Newport Masonic Hall
Heritage site
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Newport Masonic Hall is historic building located at Newport, New Castle County, Delaware. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Armstrong Lodge No. Newport Masonic Hall is situated 2 miles northwest of Farnhurst.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilmington Manor and Minquadale.
Wilmington Manor
Village
Wilmington Manor is a census-designated place in north-eastern New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 7,889 at the 2010 census.
Minquadale
Hamlet
Minquadale is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is the location of the southernmost interchange between Interstate 495 and US 13.
Collins Park
Neighborhood
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the state's population of 989,948.
Farnhurst
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.69317° or 39° 41′ 35″ northLongitude
-75.57743° or 75° 34′ 39″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87F6MCVF+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 158639705OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Farnhurst” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法恩赫斯特”
- French: “Farnhurst”
- Irish: “Farnhurst”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Manor Park Apartments and Leedon Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Suburban Little League and Potters Field Cemetery.
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