Delmarva Peninsula
United States 
Delmarva Peninsula
County Courthouse
History
Lower Delmarva is comprised of Somerset, Worcester, Wicomico counties in Maryland and southern Sussex County in Delaware. It served as a major center of European immigration into North America. In colonial times, the Peninsula became home to residents whose origin included both Africa and Northern Europe.[1] The peninsula is bounded on the East Coast by the Atlantic Ocean and the West Coast by the Chesapeake Bay.
Record Loss
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
African American
African American Resources ~ Maryland State Archives
Cemeteries
Sussex County Delaware Cemeteries ~ USGenWeb
Census
- 1850 New Castle County Delaware Census index ~ USGenWeb
- 1860 Kent County Census images ~ USGenWeb Census Project
- 1880 Census ~ FamilySearch.org (searchable)
- 1880 Michigan Census Extracts (people born in Delaware)
Church
Sussex County Delaware Bible Records ~ USGenWeb
Court
Delaware Slavery Papers ~ State of Delaware
Land
Digital Image Retrieval for All Land Records in Maryland ~ Maryland Archives
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- Sussex County Delaware WWI Draft Cards ~ USGenWeb
- Sussex County Delaware WWII Army Enlistment Records ~ USGenWeb
Newspapers
Obituaries
Probate
Taxation
Maryland Debt Book Index 1773-1775 ~ Maryland Archives