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Dunleith, Delaware

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the New Castle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19801. It stands on Little Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington South quadrangle.

Dunleith within New Castle County

On record in Dunleith

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

5 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Dunleith between 1998 and 2017, burning about 52 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
19 April 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreNew Jersey Forest Fire Servicenot named
18 December 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreNew Jersey Forest Fire Servicenot named
20 November 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
11 November 2001Arson/incendiarism50 acresNew Jersey Forest Fire Servicenot named
10 November 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreDelaware State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in New Castle County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Dunleith: 5 past producers, 4 plants, 2 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Chromium, Titanium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American Minerals/ Wilmington, De.ChromiumPast Producer
Edgemoor Plant TiTitanium, PigmentPlant1956
New Castle Plant C-E MineralsAluminumPlant
Wilmington Plant DupontTitaniumPlant
Wilmington Plantozark-MahoningFluorine-FluoritePlant
Clemente Sand WashSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Constructors Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Delaware Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Delaware Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wilson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in New Castle County

Storms near this place

11 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dunleith in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDunleith1 hurtA Large tree was uprooted due to thunderstorm winds. The tree landed on a car located on Thompson Station Road and Brandywine Creek Road which trapped a female driver, who was injured.
August 2016LightningDunleith$10A lightning strike from a thunderstorm took down some power lines.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindDunleith-A couple reports of downed wires were received near Rogers Rd and New Castle Ave. Time estimated from radar.
April 2018Flash FloodDunleith-A water rescue took place on Pyles Lane in New Castle after a vehicle was trapped in 3.5 feet of water.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindDunleith-A tree was taken down by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDunleith-Several large trees were taken down due to thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindDunleith-Trees and wires downed on Centerville Road due to thunderstorm winds.
April 2016HailDunleith-Thunderstorms associated with a strong cold front moving across the area during the late evening hours on the 2nd produced one inch hail in Wilmington, and nickel-sized hail in Bear.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDunleith-Trees/branches down near Wilmington due to wind.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindDunleith-Large tree branches downed due to the thunderstorm wind gusts near Wilmington Hospital.
March 2008FloodDunleith-The Brandywine Creek in Wilmington was above its 11 foot flood stage from 759 p.m. EST through 846 p.m. EST on the 8th. It crested at 11.14 feet at 830 p.m. EST. Storm totals included 2.44 inches at the Porter Reservoir, 2.15 inches at New Castle County Airport and 1.65 inches in Bear.

Every storm recorded in New Castle County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Rose Hill Gardens0.2 miles33
Oakmont0.2 miles33
Garfield Park0.5 miles33
Rosegate0.5 miles33
Rogers Corners0.5 miles33
Hazeldell0.5 miles33
Mayview Manor0.5 miles33
East Minquadale0.5 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 213916. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.