BlockWillow Grove, Delaware
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Central Kent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19934. It stands on Willow Grove Prong. The Survey maps it on the Marydel quadrangle. It stands 56 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
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Willow Grove: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough and Caulk Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| L.D. Caulk Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Melbourne Manor | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Rockland Hills | 2.3 miles | 29 | |
| Oak Point Acres | 2.6 miles | 28 | |
| White Hall | 2.7 miles | 29 | |
| Wynn Wood | 3.1 miles | 29 | |
| Woodside | 3.2 miles | 29 | |
| Hazlettville | 3.2 miles | 28 |
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 Willow Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8022318 | 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 214858. 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.