It’s weird, how easy it’d be to hide dead towns before Google Earth. And maybe after it, too.
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Bennett’s Pier, Delaware
The town of Bennett’s Pier in Delaware actually predates Kent County itself; it was founded in 1679. It was a prosperous enough agricultural and fishing community for virtually its entire existence, having neither major crises or notoriety. In 1940 the US Census for the town reported its population as being 2,341, which made it a respectable town and close to city by Delaware standards.
There is no 1950 Census listing for the town.