Fords Corner
Fords Corner is a hamlet in Kent County, Delaware. Fords Corner is situated nearby to the hamlet Oak Forest Estates, as well as near Downs Chapel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aspendale and Thomas Attix House.
Aspendale
House
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Aspendale is a historic house and plantation property on Delaware Route 300 west of Kenton, Kent County, Delaware, United States. The main house, built 1771–73, has been under a single family's ownership since construction and is a rare, well-preserved example of a Georgian "Quaker plan" house. Aspendale is situated 2 miles north of Fords Corner.
Thomas Attix House
House
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thomas Attix House is a historic home and farm complex located near Kenton in Kent County, Delaware. The house was built in about 1880, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with a rear wing in a Gothic Revival / Queen Anne style. Thomas Attix House is situated 2 miles north of Fords Corner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downs Chapel and Hartly.
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 1½ miles northwest of Fords Corner.
Hartly
Hamlet
Photo: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hartly is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 73 in 2020, making it the least populous municipality in Delaware. Hartly is situated 2 miles southwest of Fords Corner.
Dinahs Corner
Hamlet
Dinahs Corner is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Dinahs Corner is located at the intersection of Pearsons Corner Road and Dinahs Corner Road, northwest of Dover. Dinahs Corner is situated 3 miles east of Fords Corner.
Fords Corner
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.19261° or 39° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-75.69965° or 75° 41′ 59″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87F658V2+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 157628790OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4142562
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