Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
“Felton Railroad Station is a historic railway station located at Felton, Delaware, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Felton station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Kent County · listed in 1981 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Felton Railroad Station in 2019, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Delaware Forest Service | STATONVILLE FIRE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Felton Railroad Station: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stayton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Staytons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William M. Killen Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William M. Killen Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Felton, the town this property stands in, in 16 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | $200,000 | Two sites along Route 13 had some wind damage. One was about 2 miles south of Felton where a warehouse lost its loading doors and sustained damage to some other doors. An empty trailer was blown off a rig which was driving south on Route 13. The second site was just west of Route 13 north of Felton where a mobile home was moved from its foundation (no tie-down) a damaged. Winds were estimated between 55 and 70 mph. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Felton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Multiple trees and wires blown down near Felton. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | A tree was downed on Turkey Point Rd at Peach Basket Rd. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Several trees were blown down in western Kent County resulting in power outages. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Trees and wires were downed in Felton. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Tree down into wire in Felton. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Tree fell on a house in Felton DE. Numerous trees down throughout the area. Time estimated by radar. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Trees downed due to thunderstorm winds onto a road in Felton. A roof was also ripped off on Carpenters Bridge road. |
| February 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | Trees and wires were reported down in Felton. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Felton | - | Just over four inches of rain fell. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down several large tree limbs in Felton. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Felton | - | Thunderstorms with torrential downpours produced poor drainage, field and small stream flash flooding near Felton. U.S. Route 13 was flooded. Storm totals included 4.09 inches in Felton. |
| March 2007 | Heavy Rain | Felton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Felton | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Felton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Felton Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1988 |
 | Gov. George Truitt House | 2.1 miles | 1978 |
| Coombe Historic District | 2.3 miles | 1982 | |
 | Bonwell House | 3.7 miles | 1973 |
 | Thomas B. Coursey House | 3.7 miles | 1990 |
 | Vogl House | 4.2 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 81000191 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kent County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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