The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Delia was laid out and platted in 1905. Its founder, David Cunningham, named the town in honor of his mother, Delia Cunningham.
The first post office in Delia was established in January 1906 and closed in November 2017.
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National Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Delia
1 place in Delia is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Kansasby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2020first listedDelia State Bank
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
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Stories next door
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