Pinetown, Delaware

Pinetown is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Pinetown is located on Sweet Briar Road near Red Mill Pond, southwest of Lewes.[2]

Pinetown, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Pinetown is located in Delaware
Pinetown
Pinetown
Pinetown is located in the United States
Pinetown
Pinetown
Coordinates: 38°44′43″N 75°13′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountySussex
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216182[1]

History

Pinetown's population, circa 1965, was 75 residents.[3]

A 1997 newspaper article noted that the predominantly African-American community was located in an isolated area. At the time, it had about 250 residents, but no businesses or bus services. The residents of Pinetown were stated to be generally all descended from a set of eight siblings. The majority of structures in the community were mobile homes.[4] Children in the community went sent to schools in other towns for education.[5]

Three years later, an article in the Wilmington News Journal estimated population to be about 150.[6] In 2006, the Pinetown Civic Association completed a new community center.[7] In 2015, a committee of the Delaware Housing Commission partnered with the Pinetown Civic Association to bring improvements and resources to Pinetown.[8]

Location

Pinetown is 7 miles (11 km) west of Lewes and 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Harbeson.[4]

References
  1. "Pinetown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. Geological Survey Bulletin. U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; Washington, D.C. 1966. p. 87.
  4. Silva, Annette C. (October 8, 1997). "Ending Pinetown's Isolation". The News Journal (Wilmington, DE). Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  5. Silva, Annette C. (October 8, 1997). "Ending Pinetown's Isolation". The News Journal (Wilmington, DE). Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  6. Murray, Holly (February 21, 2000). "Pinetown Working to Clean Up". The News Journal (Wilmington, DE). Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  7. "Open House to Celebrate Lewes Community Center". The News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 21, 2006.
  8. "Sussex Housing Group Launches Initiative in Pinetown". The News Journal (Wilmington, DE). October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2021.


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