Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Delray (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Delray. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Delray is located in Hampshire County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampshire County: Allegany (MD), Frederick (VA), Hardy, Mineral & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Delray. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delray:
- Hampshire County (The home county of Delray)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Sedan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Yellow Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Slanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Romney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Three Churches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Three Churches is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Churches
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Higginsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Wapocomo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gerrardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Medley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lahmansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Arthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Seymourville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Greenland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Hardy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Wardensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Run is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run
- Moorefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mathias
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durgon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Fort Ashby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keyser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Wiley Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Piedmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartmansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Sulphur City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Paw Paw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hansrote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
- Stotlers Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Doe Gully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Oldtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keifers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Spring Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Rawlings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frost ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Pinto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- Green Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Cliff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Cresaptown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Boyce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wadesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Rock Enon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Enon Springs is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Enon Springs
- Mountain Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Falls is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Falls
- Rosenberger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rosenberger is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenberger
- Fawcett Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fawcett Gap is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Gap
- Hayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Good
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Nordic Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Cross Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Day - Mar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Day - Mar Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Mar Village
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Zepp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zepp is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zepp
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Strasburg Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg Junction is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Junction
- Maurertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toms Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Columbia Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Willow Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Dilbeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dilbeck is located in Shenandoah County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilbeck
- Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Reliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Waterlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waterlick is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterlick
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Riverton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Royal Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Village is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Village
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashby is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Viscose City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Front Royal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limeton is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeton
- Milldale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Overall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Overall is located in Warren County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Winchester City (VA)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delray, see our County-by-County Page for Delray.
Cemeteries Near Delray ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delray.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Delray - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delray covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Green Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clagett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alum - Bank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mountaindale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heare Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hotts Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Racey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capon Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Romney.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1098821 <3>
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Delray had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delray, with the one closest to Delray listed first.
- Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Sedan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedan is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Rio
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rio is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Yellow Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillons Run is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillons Run
- Ruckman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruckman is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckman
- Pleasantdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasantdale is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Kirby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirby is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Capon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wardensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lehew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lehew is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehew
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hooks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooks Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Mills
- Inkerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Barnes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnes Mill is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delray. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delray.
Newspapers Published in Delray ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delray.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delray, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delray.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Delray:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Hampshire County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Grant County
- Hardy County
- Mineral County
- Morgan County
- Allegany County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Shenandoah County
- Warren County
- Winchester City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delray) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Delray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |