Corner Ketch, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Corner Ketch is located in Delaware
Corner Ketch
Corner Ketch
Corner Ketch is located in the United States
Corner Ketch
Corner Ketch
Coordinates: 39°44′57″N 75°44′28″W / 39.74917°N 75.74111°W / 39.74917; -75.74111
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
328 ft (100 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216072[1]

Corner Ketch is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Corner Ketch is located at the intersection of Corner Ketch Road and Doe Run Road, north of Newark.[2]

The origin of the name "Corner Ketch" is obscure. According to tradition, travelers were cautioned to be careful at the dangerous crossroad: "Watch out! They'll catch ye at the corners".[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Corner Ketch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation.
  3. ^ "The Oddest Named Town in Every State". The Active Times. April 19, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "The backstory on odd Delaware place names".


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