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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Delph. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Delph to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Delph, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Delph (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Delph. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Delph is historic, it would have been located within present day Columbia County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Edgefield (SC) & McCormick (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Delph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delph:
- Columbia County (The home county of Delph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Kiokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Grovetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Arrow Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lamkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Memory Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Keysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Glascock County
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Noah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wrens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Stapleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zebina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Avera
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Loce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Dearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Megahee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Thomson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Belair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Bonair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Barton Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- National Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Fleming Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Southgate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fairvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Taliaferro County
- Raytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Mesena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cadley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
- Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
- Camak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Lundberg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
- Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Belvedere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clearwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Langley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beech Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Graniteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vaucluse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Murphys Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Edgefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood County (SC)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Greenwood County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McCormick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Willington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delph, see our County-by-County Page for Delph.
Cemeteries Near Delph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delph.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Delph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Knox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Susie Bostic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snellings Memorial Acre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Avery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beard - Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steiner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Delph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delph, with the one closest to Delph listed first.
- Kiokee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Appling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cluese ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cluese is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluese
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Grovetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Lamkin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Belair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Martinez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sawdust
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sawdust is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Harlem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berzelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berzelia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morgana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Modoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clay Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delph.
Newspapers Published in Delph ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delph, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delph.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Delph:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Columbia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Glascock County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Taliaferro County
- Warren County
- Wilkes County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |