Welcome to Delavan ...

Delavan is located in Morris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delavan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Several communities named Delavan share the same reason for their choice of Delavan. We're speculating that it might apply here: Named for E.C.#&160;Delavan, a temperance advocate of Albany, New York.

Delavan is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Delavan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Delavan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Delavan: This one is located in Morris County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 7 communities that are also named Delavan - they are located in California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New York and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delavan.

Communities near Delavan ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delavan.

• Herington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <4>
• Council Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
  • Council Grove is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
  • Council Grove has also been known as:
  • Council
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <4>
• White City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <4>
• Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Dwight
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Dwight is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
• Lincolnville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Ramona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
• Woodbine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Wilsey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
  • Wilsey is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Tampa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tampa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
  • Tampa is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Delavan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delavan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delavan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delavan.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delavan. See our Newspapers Page for Delavan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delavan ...

Looking for more information about Delavan? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Delavan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Delavan.

Adding Delavan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delavan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Delavan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Delavan post office opened in 1886.

We also found Delavan in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delavan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delavan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/