Herring Branch
Herring Branch is a stream in Sussex County, Delaware. Herring Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Thatchers Landing, as well as near Helms Landing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Blackwater Presbyterian Church and Prince George’s Chapel.
Blackwater Presbyterian Church
Ruins
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Blackwater Presbyterian Church was a historic Presbyterian church building located near Clarksville, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1767 and rebuilt in 1893. Blackwater Presbyterian Church is situated 2 miles east of Herring Branch.
Prince George’s Chapel
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Prince George's Chapel is a historic Episcopal chapel of ease located in Dagsboro, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in what was then a rural area in 1755 as a chapel-of-ease for St. Prince George’s Chapel is situated 2 miles west of Herring Branch.
Indian River High School
School building
Indian River High School is a part of the Indian River School District, located in Dagsboro, Delaware, in southern Sussex County. Indian River High School is one of two high schools in the district, along with Sussex Central High School in Georgetown. Indian River High School is situated 1½ miles southwest of Herring Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omar and Clarksville.
Omar
Hamlet
Photo: Lee Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Omar is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, located at the crossroads of Delaware Route 20 and Sussex County Road 54 and between the towns of Dagsboro and Roxana. Omar is situated 2 miles south of Herring Branch.
Clarksville
Hamlet
Photo: Lee Cannon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clarksville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, United States located just west of Millville. It is centered, more or less, along Delaware Route 26. Clarksville is situated 3 miles east of Herring Branch.
Oak Orchard
Hamlet
Oak Orchard is an unincorporated community east of the town of Millsboro in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Oak Orchard is bordered to the south by the Indian River Bay, to the east by Emily Gut and "the Peninsula", and to the north by Delaware Route 24. Oak Orchard is situated 3½ miles northeast of Herring Branch.
Herring Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sussex County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.55317° or 38° 33′ 11″ northLongitude
-75.20074° or 75° 12′ 3″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87C6HQ3X+7PGeoNames ID
4142910
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