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Welcome to Dela ...

Dela is located in Pushmataha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dela, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Dela is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dela lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Dela ...

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

  • Hugo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <3>
  • Antlers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fort Towson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
    • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <3>
  • Sawyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <3>
  • Rattan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Soper
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Apple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Apple is located in Choctaw County
  • Finley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Oleta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
    • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
  • Spencerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dela ...

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

Adding Dela to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dela post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dela.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pushmataha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dela - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/