Welcome to Delay ...
Delay is located in Lafayette County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Delay, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Delay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
Delay is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Delay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Delay: (662)
Communities Also Named Delay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Delay - they are located in Arkansas and Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delay.
Communities near Delay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delay.
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <5>
- Bruce
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bruce is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <5>
- Thaxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <5>
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <5>
- Toccopola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Altus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lafayette Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <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 Delay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delay. 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 Delay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delay. See our Newspapers Page for Delay.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delay ...
Looking for more information about Delay? 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 Delay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Delay.
Adding Delay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Delay 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 Delay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Delay post office opened in 1848.
We also found Delay in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Delay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |