Delray, West Virginia | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Delray |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hampshire |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 304 |
Elevation Ft: | 997 |
Coordinates: | 39.1944°N -78.6042°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 26714 |
Area Code: | 304 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1554287 |
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. The name Delray most likely is a name derived from Spanish meaning "of the king".[3]