List of hundreds of Delaware
Hundred Name Created Parent Hundred Primary Town Origin of Name
Baltimore Hundred 1775 Worcester County , Maryland Millville Part of never-erected Maryland county
Broad Creek Hundred 1775 Somerset County , Maryland Bethel Broad Creek
Broadkill Hundred 1696 original Milton Broadkill River
Cedar Creek Hundred 1702 Broadkill Hundred Milford Cedar Creek
Dagsboro Hundred 1773 Worcester County , Maryland Millsboro Dagsboro
Georgetown Hundred 1863 Broadkill Hundred Georgetown Georgetown
Gumboro Hundred 1873 Dagsboro Hundred Gumboro
Indian River Hundred 1706 Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred Indian River ( inlet and bay )
Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred 1692 original Lewes Lewes ( Whorekill ) and the Rehoboth Bay
Little Creek Hundred 1774 Somerset County , Maryland Laurel Little Creek
Nanticoke Hundred 1775 Somerset County , Maryland Nanticoke River
Northwest Fork Hundred 1775 Dorchester County , Maryland Bridgeville Northwest Fork , Nanticoke River
Seaford Hundred 1869 Northwest Fork Hundred Seaford Seaford
Sussex County
Main article : Sussex County , Delaware
Hundreds are unincorporated subdivisions of counties, equivalent to townships in some other states, and were once used as a basis for representation in the Delaware General Assembly. While their names still appear on all real estate transactions, they currently have no meaningful use or purpose except as a geographical points of reference. The divisions, or hundreds as they are called, come from the times when Delaware and Maryland were colonial holdings of Great Britain. While Delaware alone retains the use of hundreds, the origin of most place names in both states can be traced back to the times of British rule.