Marydel, Delaware
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Dover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19964. It stands on Tappahanna Ditch. The Survey maps it on the Marydel quadrangle. It stands 59 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1899 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Dover quadrangle1:125000
- 1926 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS Wyoming quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Marydel quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Dover quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Marydel quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Marydel between 2005 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 30 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 23 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.7 acres | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 19 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 27 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marydel in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in Marydel. One downed tree badly damaged an outdoor grill. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | $1,000 | A severe thunderstorm damaged the porch and shed of one home in Marydel and also knocked down several trees. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | The tops of some trees snapped off. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | A few trees were downed in Marydel due to severe winds. Also some power outages in the area. Time estimated from radar. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | Trees were downed in the area, including one on a vehicle. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Marydel. The time of the damage was estimated from radar. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | A convectively-driven wind gust knocked a tree down on wires in Marydel. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | A squall line of severe showers and thunderstorms knocked down a few trees and wires in and around Marydel. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marydel | - | no account filed |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Crossroads | 1.9 miles | 28 | |
| Chapeltown | 2.7 miles | 28 | |
| Wrights Crossroads | 2.8 miles | 29 | |
| Choptank Mills | 3.2 miles | 28 | |
| Bethesda | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Hourglass | 3.5 miles | 29 | |
| Mahan | 3.5 miles | 28 | |
| Slaughter | 3.6 miles | 29 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Marydel | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6781171 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 214279. 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.
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.














