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Welcome to Stave Landing ...

Stave Landing is located in New Castle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Stave Landing: Stave Lndg. (or less commonly used: Stave Lndng.)

Stave Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Stave Landing: 302

Communities Also Named Stave Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stave Landing - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Stave Landing ...

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

  • Dover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
    • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
  • Elkton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Smyrna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Townsend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stave Landing ...

Looking for more information about Stave Landing? 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 Stave Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stave Landing.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stave Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.