Welcome to Christiana ...

Christiana is located in New Castle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Christiana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1793.

Christiana is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Christiana lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Christiana: 302

Communities Also Named Christiana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Christiana - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Christiana.

Communities near Christiana ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Christiana.

• Wilmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmington
  • From Christiana to Wilmington
• Newark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Christiana to Newark
• Middletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middletown
  • From Christiana to Middletown
• West Chester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Chester
  • From Christiana to West Chester
• Elkton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Brookhaven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <3>
• Kennett Square
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kennett Square
  • From Christiana to Kennett Square
• Elsmere
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elsmere
  • From Christiana to Elsmere
• Oxford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
• New Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Castle
  • From Christiana to New Castle

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Christiana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Christiana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Christiana. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christiana.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Christiana. See our Newspapers Page for Christiana.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Christiana ...

Looking for more information about Christiana? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Christiana, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Christiana.

Adding Christiana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Christiana in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Christiana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Christiana post office opened in 1793.

We also found Christiana in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Christiana.