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Welcome to Delevan ...

Delevan is located in Colusa County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Delevan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Delevan is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Delevan lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Delevan: (530)

Communities Also Named Delevan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Delevan - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Delevan ...

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

  • Colusa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Willows
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Williams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Maxwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sites
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colusa Rancheria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
  • Afton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
  • Devils Elbow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
  • Butte City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delevan ...

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

Adding Delevan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Delevan post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delevan.

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

The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Colusa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delevan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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