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Welcome to Delray ...

Delray is located in Upson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Delray is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Delray (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Delray: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Delray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Delray - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Delray ...

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

  • Lawrences Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
    • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Carrolls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
    • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
  • Thomaston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Barnesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Zebulon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <5>
  • Russellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Monroe County
  • Milner
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Delray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delray.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delray ...

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

Adding Delray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delray 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 Delray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Delray post office opened in 1850.

We also found Delray in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delray.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Upson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delray - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Delray area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Delray area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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