Official Name: | Faulkland, Delaware |
Pushpin Map: | Delaware#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Faulkland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Delaware |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | New Castle |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 98 |
Coordinates: | 39.7475°N -75.6356°W |
Area Code: | 302 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 213951 |
Faulkland is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, approximately two miles west of Wilmington. Faulkland has only one main road, Faulkland Road. No post office has ever existed in the very small community. The Wilmington and Western Railroad runs parallel through the area with a level crossing at Faulkland Road. Hyde Run, a Red Clay Creek tributary, runs through the area.
Faulkland's population was 300 in 1890,[1] and 281 in 1900.[2]
A newspaper, called The Faulkland Quiz, was published in the community during the 1890s.[3]