Welcome to Delway ...

Delway is located in Sampson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Delway is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Delway: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Delway ...

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

• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinton
  • From Delway to Clinton
• Wallace
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <4>
• Warsaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Rose Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rose Hill
  • From Delway to Rose Hill
• Roseboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboro
  • Roseboro is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roseboro
  • From Delway to Roseboro
• Magnolia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Magnolia
  • From Delway to Magnolia
• Kenansville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
  • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <4>
• White Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
  • White Lake is located in Bladen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <4>
• Greenevers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
  • Greenevers is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
• Garland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garland
  • From Delway to Garland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delway ...

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

Adding Delway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Delway post office opened in 1902.

We also found Delway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/