BlockTalleyville, Delaware
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Brandywine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19803. It stands on Hurricane Run. The Survey maps it on the Wilmington North quadrangle. It stands 381 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 35 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.
- 1901 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1943 USGS West Chester quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1972 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Wilmington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Wilmington North quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Talleyville: 2 plants, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Titanium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Minerals/ Wilmington, De. | Chromium | Past Producer | ||
| Fairville Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Wilmington Plant Dupont | Titanium | Plant | ||
| Wilmington Plantozark-Mahoning | Fluorine-Fluorite | Plant |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Talleyville in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talleyville | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and wires in northeastern New Castle County from Talleyville to Claymont. Shipley Road was closed because of downed trees overnight. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Talleyville | - | Flash flooding was reported in Fairfax. Several roads were underwater. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talleyville | - | Trees and wires down around Talleyville, DE, most likely from the outflow. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talleyville | - | Trees and wires down around Talleyville. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talleyville | - | Downed tree limbs and wires were reported near Kilburn Rd and Mount Lebanon Rd. Some street flooding was also reported. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Talleyville | - | Penny size hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Talleyville | - | A trained Skywarn Spotter measured a wind gust of 62 mph in Talleyville (Brandywine Hundred) during a severe thunderstorm. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Talleyville | - | A series of thunderstorms caused flash flooding in the Talleyville section of Brandywine Township. A couple of vehicles became trapped and a couple of homes were isolated by the flood waters. Doppler Radar storm total estimates reached between 5 and 6 inches. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Talleyville | - | Quarter size hail fell in Talleyville (Brandywine Hundred). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Lane | 0.3 miles | 35 | |
| Colonial Woods | 0.4 miles | 35 | |
| Village of Rocky Run | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Concord Manor | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| McDaniel Heights | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Tavistock | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Longwood | 0.5 miles | 35 | |
| Pierson Farms | 0.6 miles | 35 |
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 Talleyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q726606 | 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 214716. 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.
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.