Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Delta came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Delta in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Delta. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Delta data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Delta:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

Map from 1939 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Delta is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Delta in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Delta for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Delta. See our Misc Page for Delta for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Delta:

Delta was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)