Welcome to Delos ...
Delos is located in Caroline County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Delos, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Delos is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Delos lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Delos: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Delos ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Delos.
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Samuels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Corner
- Samuels Corner is located in Caroline County
- DeJarnette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
- DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
- Port Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Conway
- Port Conway is located in King George County
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Caroline County
- Moss Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline 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 Delos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Delos.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Delos. 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 Delos.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Delos. See our Newspapers Page for Delos.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delos ...
Looking for more information about Delos? 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 Delos, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Delos.
Adding Delos to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Delos 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 Delos was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Delos post office opened in 1891.
We also found Delos on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Delos.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delos - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Delos area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Delos area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |