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Introduction ...

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 Delia (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 Delia. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Delia is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Atchison, Brown, Jefferson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie & Shawnee.

Below are the counties that are near Delia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delia:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Delia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.
    • Hoyt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <1>
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Mayetta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Circleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Birmingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Soldier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Denison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Larkinburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Netawaka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiting
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Atchison County
    • Arrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.
    • Meriden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Grantville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Hilldale South
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
    • Hilldale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
    • Lake Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
    • Ozawkie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • West Shore is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
    • Valley Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Half Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Shore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.
    • America City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • America City is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
    • Corning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wetmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Goff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Goff is located in Nemaha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.
    • Emmett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <1>
    • Saint Marys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Clere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aikins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Belvue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Louisville has also been known as:
      • Louisville Springs
      • Rock City
      • Rock Creek Falls
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <1>
    • Wamego
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <1>
    • Havensville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Onaga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Duluth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint George
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Westmoreland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riley County
  • Shawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.
    • Rossville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Willard is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Silver Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Topeka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Topeka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
    • Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cullen Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
    • Pauline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wabaunsee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.
    • Maple Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Vera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Paxico
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McFarland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Alma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
    • Eskridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delia, see our County-by-County Page for Delia.

Cemeteries Near Delia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delia.

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 Delia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Delia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delia.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Delia, with the one closest to Delia listed first.

  • Saint Marys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rossville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Willard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Willard is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Saint Clere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Silver Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Belvue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Valencia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Valencia is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
  • Vera
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoyt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <1>
  • Avoca ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mayetta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Menoken
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Menoken is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
    • Elmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elmont is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
    • Laclede
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delia.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Delia ...

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 386 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Delia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Delia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Delia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Delia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Delia:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Delia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Delia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.