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Welcome to Ogletown ...

Ogletown is located in New Castle County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Ogletown, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ogletown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ogletown is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Ogletown: (302)

Communities Also Named Ogletown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ogletown - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Ogletown ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 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 <4>
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • West Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elkton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Kennett Square
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elsmere
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • New Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

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 Ogletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogletown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ogletown. 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 Ogletown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogletown ...

Looking for more information about Ogletown? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ogletown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ogletown.

Adding Ogletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ogletown 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 Ogletown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ogletown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ogletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ogletown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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