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Famous Delaware Countians

Cemetery Records

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Military Data

 Recent Updates


Fall 2024
New Transcriptions:
John J. Pearson biography
Obits: Major-General George A. McCall
Vital Statistics: Media Marriage Licenses

 Fall 2023
New Transcriptions:
Register of Births, Del. Co., 1893-1907 (cont'd.), Cemetery Records (Holy Cross, Media, & Sts. Peter and Paul)
Crime News: Attempt to Wreck Cars - Zimmerman
Obits: Curvan, R., Etchels, Mrs. L., Fallon, S., and Stetson, H.
Weddings: Colket, H. & King, Mary F. and Campbell, W. & Crozer E.

Spring 2023
New Transcriptions:
Register of Births, Del. Co., 1893-1907 (cont'd.),
Lewis Family Biography
Crime News: Friend Sharpless -
The Horrible Crime
Biography: Dr. Anna E. Broomall

Delaware County was created on September 26, 1789 from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River (which itself is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Its county seat, since 1851, is Media. Chester City, prior to 1851, was the county seat of both Delaware County, and before that, of Chester County.

Delaware County (known colloquially as "Delco") is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2020 Federal Census, the population was 576,830 making it Pennsylvania's fifth most populous county, behind Philadelphia, Allegheny, Montgomery, and Bucks counties.

Socioeconomically, Delaware County runs the gamut from economically-depressed and working-class communities such as the City of Chester and the Borough of Darby, to the posh suburban neighborhoods of Radnor Township and Villanova located along the wealthy Main Line to the north.

2,600 acres of Delaware County are occupied by the Ridley Creek State Park.

The counties adjacent to Delaware County are:


MEDIA

The county itself is serviced by several newspapers, most notably the News of Delaware County, the Delaware County Daily Times, and The Suburban and Wayne Times. The Philadelphia Inquirer also has a significant presence, reflecting Delaware County's status as a suburb of Philadelphia.


MUNICIPALITIES

Map of Delaware County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue). There are 49 municipalities in Delaware County. Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Delaware County:

CITIES & BOROUGHS

Aldan Brookhaven Chester
Chester Heights
Clifton Heights
Collingdale
Colwyn Darby East Lansdowne
Eddystone Folcroft Glenolden
Lansdowne Marcus Hook
Media
Millbourne Morton Norwood
Parkside Prospect Park
Ridley Park
Rose Valley
Rutledge
Sharon Hill
Swarthmore
Trainer Upland
Yeadon

 

TOWNSHIPS

Aston Bethel Chadds Ford
Chester Concord Darby
Edgmont Haverford
Lower Chichester
Marple Middletown Nether Providence
Newtown Radnor Ridley
Springfield Thornbury
Tinicum
Upper Chichester
Upper Darby
Upper Providence


CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACES

Ardmore Boothwyn Broomall
Cheyney University
Drexel Hill
Folsom
Haverford College
Lima
Linwood
Village Green-Green Ridge
Woodlyn


UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES

Garrett Hill
Glen Mills
Havertown
Radnor Riddlewood Rosemont
Secane Thornton Villanova
Wallingford
Wawa  Wayne

 



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