Welcome to Delhi ...

So far, we found very little information about Delhi. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Delhi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Delhi, please Contact Us.

Delhi would have been located within present day Crawford County<2>.

The location of Delhi has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delhi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Delhi is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Delhi was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Delhi still existed, it would have been in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Delhi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Delhi - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Delhi ...

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

• Sullivan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <5>
• Saint James
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
  • Saint James is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James <5>
• Cuba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
• Owensville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
  • Owensville is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owensville <5>
• Steelville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelville
  • Steelville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steelville <5>
• Bourbon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
  • Bourbon is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbon <5>
• Gerald
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
  • Gerald is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerald <5>
• Bland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
  • Bland is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <5>
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Oak Grove has also been known as:
  • Oak Grove Village
• Rosebud
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Gasconade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <5>

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

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

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

Adding Delhi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delhi in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Delhi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Delhi post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delhi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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