Welcome to Delta ...

Delta is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Delta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Delta is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Delta: (864)

Communities Also Named Delta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Delta - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Michigan (3), Mississippi (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Delta ...

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

• Newberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Whitmire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmire
  • Whitmire is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <4>
• Lockhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
• Carlisle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Tuckertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
  • Tuckertown is located in Union County
• Bishop Town ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
  • Bishop Town is located in Union County
• Blair
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <4>
• Glymphville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
  • Glymphville is located in Newberry County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delta ...

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

Adding Delta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Delta post office opened in 1892.

We also found Delta in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/