The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Delphos was founded in 1880 as Borneo on the Leon, Mount Ayr and Southwestern Railroad. The community had rail service until 1945 and a post office from its inception until 1993. The community was the only incorporated town in Ringgold County to not have a bank, though it once had stores, a blacksmith shop, and a hotel. Few notable landmarks other than homes remain in town, however the former church buildings are still standing as of 2022.
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Start Delphos’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Delphos’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Delphos, decade by decade
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Nothing in Delphos is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Delphos has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Shay, Lee, Farmhouse in Benton, 2.8 miles away.
Delphos and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.