Welcome to Delos ...

Delos is located in Caroline County<1>.

The location of Delos has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delos, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Delos is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Delos lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Delos lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Delos ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Colonial Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
• Bowling Green
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Port Royal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Stuart Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
  • Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
• Samuels Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
  • Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
• DeJarnette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
• Port Conway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
  • Port Conway is located in King George County
• Sparta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Caroline County
• Central Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Caroline County

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 Delos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delos.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delos. 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 Delos.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delos ...

Looking for more information about Delos? 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 Delos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Delos.

Adding Delos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delos 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 Delos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Delos post office opened in 1891.

We also found Delos on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/