Delray, West Virginia

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Delray, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Delray
Coordinates: 39°11′40″N78°36′15″W / 39.19444°N 78.60417°W / 39.19444; -78.60417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hampshire
Elevation
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997 ft (304 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26714
Area code 304
GNIS feature ID1554287 [1]

Delray is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Delray is located in the North River Valley along Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) between Sedan and Rio. According to the 2000 census, the Delray community has a population of 151. [2]

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Delray began a small agricultural community in the late eighteenth century. Its first storekeeper, John McDonald, owned and operated a stave mill and a barrel factory near his residence. [3] The name Delray most likely is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the king". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delray, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
  2. ↑ Delray, West Virginia ZIP code profile Archived 2005-02-18 at the Wayback Machine , DownloadZIPCode.com Archived December 30, 2005, at the Wayback Machine . Accessed 2008-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Hampshire Trivia", Hampshire Review, pp. 1A, October 17, 2007
  4. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 206.


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