Delway’s post office opened in 1902, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
Most of Delway was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Its Register listing is the Dell School Campus.
How Delway began
When was Delway founded?
The Delway post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.
1 historic place in Delway
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Delway had its own post office from 1902 to 1927.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Delway’s history
What year was Delway founded?
The Delway post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Delway?
One place: the Dell School Campus (listed 1986).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.