Naaman (also known as Naamans Corner) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

New Castle County New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware (New Castle, Kent, and Sussex). As of the 2020 census, the population was 570,719, making it the most populous county in Delaware, with nearly 60% of the ...

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, United States. It is 0.5 mile south of the

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state line and 7.5 miles northeast of Wilmington. Naaman is located at the intersection of

Delaware Route 92 Delaware Route 92 (DE 92) is a road in northern New Castle County, Delaware, that runs a short distance to the south of the Pennsylvania/Delaware state line for most of its length. The route runs from DE 100 near Montchanin east ...

and Ridge Road, northeast of

Claymont Claymont is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware. The estimated 2017 population of the 19703 ZIP code, which Claymont encompasses, was 15,292. History The community now known as Claymont started on the banks of Naamans C ...

Etymology

The name is believed to be derived from that of a

Minqua The Susquehannock people, also called the Conestoga by some English settlers or Andastes were Iroquoian Native Americans who lived in areas adjacent to the Susquehanna River and its tributaries, ranging from its upper reaches in the southern pa ...

chief who befriended the

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settlers of the area.

References

Unincorporated communities in New Castle County, Delaware Unincorporated communities in Delaware {{Delaware-geo-stub

Etymology

See also

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