Ogletown, Delaware

Ogletown, Delaware
Unincorporated community
Aerial view of Ogletown
Aerial view of Ogletown
Ogletown is located in Delaware
Ogletown
Ogletown
Ogletown is located in the United States
Ogletown
Ogletown
Coordinates: 39°40′41″N 75°41′51″W / 39.67806°N 75.69750°W / 39.67806; -75.69750
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
79 ft (24 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID214405[1]

Ogletown is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Ogletown is located at the junction of Delaware routes 4 and 273, 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Newark. It is common lore that Maryland Bank (MBNA) is "the bank that ate Ogletown", after the State of Delaware awarded MBNA economic incentives to relocate, usurp and raze most of its historic structures and commerce by the late 1980s.[2] MBNA went on to provide numerous jobs to area residents and played a large role in Ogletown's suburban growth.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogletown, Delaware
  2. ^ "Delaware Backstory: Historic grave saved but not shared". delawareonline. Retrieved October 14, 2017.