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Welcome to Dellwood ...

Dellwood is located in Haywood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dellwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Dellwood is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dellwood is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Dellwood: 828

Communities Also Named Dellwood ...

While we believe that this Dellwood is located in Haywood County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Dellwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Henderson and Pitt County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 23 communities that are also named Dellwood - they are located in Alabama, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Dellwood ...

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

  • Waynesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sylva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
  • Hazelwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Clyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clyde is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Maggie Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Webster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
  • Dillsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Balsam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dellwood ...

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

Adding Dellwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dellwood post office opened in 1892. The Dellwood post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dellwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dellwood - 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/