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History · Delhi

Delhi’s post office opened in 1894, and 70% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1952 on and old-book passages.

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How Delhi began

When was Delhi founded?

1894

The Delhi post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 46132 years
Founding year: the first Delhi post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Delhi’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Delhi are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Delhi’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Delhi’s history is told.

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The story so far

Delhi, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Delhi yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Delhi Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 298 at the 2000 census. Delhi Township was organized in 1876, and named after Delhi Township, Ohio in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.

Its first post office opened in 1894. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 70 to 46 (-34%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Delhi in 1916

Passages that mention Delhi, cut from the printed page as they were published.

The Delhi State Bank was established and opened for business as a private institution, October 1, 1902, under the name of Delhi Bank. It was incorporated as Delhi State Bank in 1911, the incorporators being: J. A. Piersol, A. R. Piersol and A. O.
The history of Redwood County, Minnesota1916 · page 575Read the page →
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The Delhi State Bank was established and opened for business as a private institution, October 1, 1902, under the name of Delhi Bank. It was incorporated as Delhi State Bank in 1911, the incorporators being: J. A. Piersol, A. R. Piersol and A. O.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
District 18. Originally organized in 1871, is in the western part of Delhi township. The sehoolhouse is located in the village of Delhi. This has voted to be a consolidated district, with a fine modern building ready for use in September, 1917. Sewing is a special course offered in the grades.
The history of Redwood County, Minnesota1916 · page 250Read the page →
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District 18. Originally organized in 1871, is in the western part of Delhi township. The sehoolhouse is located in the village of Delhi. This has voted to be a consolidated district, with a fine modern building ready for use in September, 1917. Sewing is a special course offered in the grades.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Delhi, 1894 to 1979

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1894Post officeThe Delhi post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1952On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1979Post officeThe Delhi post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Delhi on the map, 1952 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Delhi. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Delhi on the 1952 USGS mapDelhi on the 1983 USGS map1952Redwood Falls sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Delhi.

Famous people

Famous people close to Delhi

Nobody well known was born in Delhi itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Charles EastmanNative American physician and scouting pioneer · b. 1858
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Paul HenzeUS intelligence officer, writer · b. 1924
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Don BerryAmerican artist and author best known for his h… · b. 1932
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Roy CDCMusic / DJ · b. 1931
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Ward CuffAmerican football player · b. 1914
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Paula OverbyAmerican politician from Minnesota · b. 1954
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Delhi had its own post office from 1894 to 1979.

Delhi
1894–1979
18901960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Delhi’s history

What year was Delhi founded?

The Delhi post office opened in 1894, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.