Census Data for Lightfoots Furnace
As far as we can tell, Lightfoots Furnace<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Lightfoots Furnace, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Blades
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Seaford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Galestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Federalsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
- Federalsburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <3>
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brookview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
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- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Ellendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <3>
Sussex County ...
Lightfoots Furnace is located in Sussex County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Sussex County.
Miscellaneous Information for Lightfoots Furnace ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Sussex County or the community of Lightfoots Furnace:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Lightfoots Furnace:
- GNIS ID for Lightfoots Furnace: 217047
- GNIS ID for Sussex County: 217269
- GNIS ID for State of Delaware: 1779781
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Lightfoots Furnace is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Lightfoots Furnace.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lightfoots Furnace. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sussex County: www.sussexcounty.net/
The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
<1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Lightfoots Furnace may originally have been Lightfoot's Furnace. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lightfoots Furnace might be written as Lightfoot Furnace. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Lightfoots Furnace. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |