Whitesville is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Whitesville is located just north of the stateline with Maryland.[2][3] between Delmar and Selbyville.[4] Local folklore ascribes the name to Ezekiel Williams, who built the first house in the village.
[5] It is the site of the Line United Methodist Church.[6]
^Survey, Maryland Geological (August 1, 1906). "Report". Johns Hopkins Press – via Google Books. Commencing at the Delaware and Maryland line at a point on the county road leading from Bethel Church to Whitesville, Delaware, about two hundred yards west of the residence where Enoch Truitt now resides;
^Pepper, Debora (1976). "Folklore of Sussex County, Delaware". Williamsville was named for Ezekiel Williams. He owned the only house in the village at the time. A steam mill was erected and later a store. Later on a post office was put into the store.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
