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Welcome to Delvinta ...

Delvinta is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delvinta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Delvinta is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Delvinta: 606

Communities near Delvinta ...

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

  • Irvine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beattyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Annville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Booneville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Island City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
  • Lerose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lerose is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
  • Saint Helens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Southfork
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Southfork is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delvinta ...

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

Adding Delvinta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delvinta 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 Delvinta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Delvinta post office opened in 1898. The Delvinta post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delvinta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delvinta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/