Welcome to Delight ...

Delight is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Delight has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Delight is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Delight is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Delight ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Delight, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Delight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Delight: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Charles County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 4 communities that are also named Delight - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Delight ...

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

• Baltimore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Mount Airy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Hampstead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Sykesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• New Windsor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <5>
• Chattolanee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattolanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
  • Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
• Woodensburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodensburg
  • Woodensburg is located in Baltimore County
• Berrywood Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berrywood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
  • Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delight ...

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

Adding Delight to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Delight post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/