Gumboro, Delaware

Unincorporated community in Delaware, United States

38°28′39″N 75°21′55″W / 38.47750°N 75.36528°W / 38.47750; -75.36528CountryUnited StatesStateDelawareCountySussexElevation

43 ft (13 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

19966

Area code302GNIS feature ID216106^[1]

Gumboro is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2006, legislation to establish Gumboro as an incorporated town was passed by the Delaware General Assembly, and was vetoed by Governor Ruth Ann Minner^[2] as no civic government was to be immediately convened, leaving a gap in government from when the town was incorporated and left county control, until the election of a government.^[3]

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was first discovered in Gumboro in 1962 and thus has been known as Gumboro disease. This virus causes an immuno-suppressive disease in chickens. The disease is usually sub-clinical in birds less than two weeks of age and clinical disease is generally observed in birds over two weeks of age.

The town has a community center along Millsboro Highway that previously was used as a school house. The town is also home to Bayshore Community Church, a large church compared to others in the area.

The West Woods Methodist Episcopal Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[4]

References

^ "Gumboro". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Gumboro: The little town that wasn't there | The News Journal | delawareonline.com". February 2, 2012. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "Bill Detail - Delaware General Assembly". legis.delaware.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.