Belltown, Delaware

Belltown, Delaware
Belltown, Delaware
Unincorporated community
	Belltown Show map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
	Coordinates: 38°44′49″N 75°10′41″W / 38.74694°N 75.17806°WCoordinates: 38°44′49″N 75°10′41″W / 38.74694°N 75.17806°W
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	213630

Belltown is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Belltown is located along U.S. Route 9 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west-northwest of Rehoboth Beach.

History[]

Belltown was founded about 1840 by Jacob Bell, a "free colored man." Under Delaware law, a person of color was one identified as being of one-sixteenth or more non-European stock. This included not only African Americans and persons of racially mixed ancestry, but Native Americans, such as the Nanticoke people. Although nearby Lewes, the oldest town in Sussex County, had its own clearly defined minority neighborhoods, Belltown represents the first successful effort to create a separate community. Most of the residents of Belltown were dependent upon the nearby town for their livelihoods. Some, however, including the owners of the Norwood House, have been substantial landowners and the heirs of families who have owned their own farms at least since the early 19th century.^[2]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belltown, Delaware
^ Richard B. Carter, Phyllis A. Hastings (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norwood House". and Accompanying five photos

External links[]

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belltown, Delaware

[NRHPnom-2] Richard B. Carter, Phyllis A. Hastings (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Norwood House". and Accompanying five photos

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v t Municipalities and communities of Sussex County, Delaware, United States
County seat: Georgetown
Cities	Lewes Milford‡ Rehoboth Beach Seaford
Towns	Bethany Beach Bethel Blades Bridgeville Dagsboro Delmar Dewey Beach Ellendale Fenwick Island Frankford Georgetown Greenwood Henlopen Acres Laurel Millsboro Millville Milton Ocean View Selbyville Slaughter Beach South Bethany
CDPs	Lincoln Long Neck
Former towns	North Laurel Roxana
Unincorporated communities	Adams Crossroads Adamsville‡ Angola Argos Corner Atlanta Bacons Bayard Belltown Blanchard Broad Creek Broadkill Beach Bunting Cannon Carpenters Corner Cedar Beach Cedar Creek Clarksville Concord Cool Spring Cross Keys Fairmount Federalsburg Flea Hill Gravel Hill Gumboro Harbeson Hollymount Hollyville Indian Beach Jimtown Johnson Lowe Middleford Midway Mission Nassau North Shores Oakley Oak Orchard Old Furnace Omar Overbrook Pepperbox Phillips Hill Pinetown Portsville Primehook Beach Quakertown Redden Reliance‡ Scotts Corner Shortly Staytonville Stockley Sussex Shores Sycamore Ward Warwick Wescoats Corner Westwoods Whaleys Corners Whitesville Williamsville Wood Branch Woodland Zoar
Hundreds	Baltimore Broad Creek Broadkill Cedar Creek Dagsboro Georgetown Gumboro Indian River Lewes & Rehoboth Little Creek Nanticoke Northwest Fork Seaford
Ghost towns	Banning New Market Owens Station Saint Johnstown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Belltown, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Belltown Belltown Show map of DelawareShow map of the United StatesShow all
Coordinates: 38°44′49″N 75°10′41″W / 38.74694°N 75.17806°W / 38.74694; -75.17806Coordinates: 38°44′49″N 75°10′41″W / 38.74694°N 75.17806°W / 38.74694; -75.17806
Country	United States
State	Delaware
County	Sussex
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	302
GNIS feature ID	213630^[1]