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Welcome to Delafield ...

Delafield is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The pronunciation of Delafield: DEL-uh-feeld<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delafield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Delafield is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Delafield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Delafield: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Delafield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Delafield - they are located in Kentucky and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Delafield ...

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

  • Benton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • McLeansboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ina
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ina is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
  • Norris City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bluford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Enfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Thompsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Dahlgren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bonnie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delafield ...

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

Adding Delafield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delafield 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 (so far) for Delafield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Delafield post office opened in 1872. The Delafield post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delafield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Delafield. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delafield - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Delafield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Delafield 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/