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Welcome to East Delavan ...

East Delavan is located in Walworth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Delavan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for East Delavan: E. Delavan

East Delavan is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Delavan ...

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

  • Whitewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitewater is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Burlington is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
  • Elkhorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
  • Harvard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harvard is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <3>
  • Delavan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Delavan is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
  • Lake Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
  • Twin Lakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
  • East Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Troy is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,307 people
  • Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochester is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
  • Wonder Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
    • Wonder Lake has also been known as:
    • Wonder Lake village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Delavan ...

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

Adding East Delavan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Delavan 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 East Delavan was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Delavan.

Footnotes ...

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