Welcome to Delph ...
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.
Delph would have been located within present day Columbia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Delph, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Delph is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Delph was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Delph was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Delph ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Delph - it's located in Alberta.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delph.
Communities near Delph ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delph.
- 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
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- De Bruce is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
- North Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 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)
- 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
- 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
- Thomson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hephzibah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Delph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delph.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delph. 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 Delph.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delph. See our Newspapers Page for Delph.
Adding Delph to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Delph in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Delph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Delph post office opened in 1899. The Delph post office closed in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Delph.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delph - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Delph area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Delph area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |