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Welcome to Delphos ...

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

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

Delphos would have been located within present day Roosevelt County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delphos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Delphos is 4,260 feet [1,298 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Delphos is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Delphos was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Delphos (for example, toward Muleshoe (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Delphos was located: 575

Communities Also Named Delphos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Delphos - they are located in California, Iowa, Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near Delphos ...

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

  • Portales
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elida is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elida <4>
  • Dora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dora is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <4>
  • Floyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Floyd is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
  • Rogers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogers is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Arch
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Arch is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Kenna
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenna is located in Roosevelt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenna
  • Saint Vrain
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Causey
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Melrose
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

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

Adding Delphos to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delphos 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 Delphos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Delphos post office opened in 1905. The Delphos post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delphos.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delphos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Roosevelt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delphos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/