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Welcome to Delvale ...

Delvale is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Delvale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Delvale is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Delvale: 276

Communities near Delvale ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Norton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pennington Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evarts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
  • Lynch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lynch is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <3>
  • Benham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <3>
  • Willis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Delvale ...

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

Adding Delvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Delvale 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 Delvale was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Delvale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Delvale - 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.