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'''Delray''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Hampshire County, West Virginia|Hampshire County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. Delray is located in the [[North River (Cacapon River)|North River]] Valley along Delray Road ([[West Virginia Route 29]]) between [[Sedan, West Virginia|Sedan]] and [[Rio, West Virginia|Rio]]. According to the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the Delray community has a population of 151.<ref>[http://www.downloadzipcode.com/WV/26714/ Delray, West Virginia ZIP code profile], [http://www.downloadzipcode.com/ DownloadZIPCode.com]. Accessed 2008-01-19.</ref>
'''Delray''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Hampshire County, West Virginia|Hampshire County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[West Virginia]]. Delray is located in the [[North River (Cacapon River)|North River]] Valley along Delray Road ([[West Virginia Route 29]]) between [[Sedan, West Virginia|Sedan]] and [[Rio, West Virginia|Rio]]. According to the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], the Delray community has a population of 151.<ref>[http://www.downloadzipcode.com/WV/26714/ Delray, West Virginia ZIP code profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218212257/http://downloadzipcode.com/WV/26714/ |date=2005-02-18 }}, [http://www.downloadzipcode.com/ DownloadZIPCode.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230022901/http://www.downloadzipcode.com/ |date=December 30, 2005 }}. Accessed 2008-01-19.</ref>


Delray began a small agricultural community in the late eighteenth century. Its first storekeeper, John McDonald, owned and operated a [[Mill (factory)|stave mill]] and a barrell factory near his residence.<ref>{{Citation | author2-link = | title = Hampshire Trivia | newspaper = Hampshire Review | pages = 1A | date = 2007-10-17 | url = http://www.hampshirereview.com }}</ref>
Delray began a small agricultural community in the late eighteenth century. Its first storekeeper, John McDonald, owned and operated a [[sawmill|stave mill]] and a barrel factory near his residence.<ref>{{Citation | title = Hampshire Trivia | newspaper = Hampshire Review | pages = 1A | date = 2007-10-17 | url = http://www.hampshirereview.com }}</ref> The name Delray most likely is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the king".<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=234;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=206}}</ref>


== Historic sites ==
== Historic site ==
* '''Richards-Mowery House''' (c. 1850)
* '''Richards-Mowery House''' (c. 1850)

== Attractions ==
* '''[http://www.bedandbrunch.com/ The Menagerie at Delray - Bed & Brunch]''', Lick Run Road (CR 11/5)


==See also ==
==See also ==
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Delray, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Delray is located in West Virginia
Delray
Delray
Delray is located in the United States
Delray
Delray
Coordinates: 39°11′40″N 78°36′15″W / 39.19444°N 78.60417°W / 39.19444; -78.60417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Elevation
[1]
997 ft (304 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26714
Area code304
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]

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]

Historic site

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  • Richards-Mowery House (c. 1850)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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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