Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Kent County, Delaware

Woodland Beach

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States.

Record

About Woodland Beach

Woodland Beach is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Woodland Beach is along the Delaware Bay, east of Smyrna at the eastern terminus of Delaware Route 6.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Woodland Beach, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Woodland Beach is

USGS topographic map around Woodland Beach
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

17 historic USGS maps cover Woodland Beach

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Showing the first 16.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Woodland Beach

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Delaware index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Woodland Beach": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Woodland Beach, Delaware": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q8032810.
  4. USGS GNIS 216417.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).