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Delaware County, New York

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77historic places

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1797formed

44,308pop. 2020

120cemeteries

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At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 77 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Roxbury, Walton, Fleischmanns.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

29 of 77 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

77 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Andes Historic District	Andes	District	1984
Bloomville Methodist Epicopal Church	Bloomville	Building	2006
Bovina Center Historic District	Bovina Center	District	2000
Bristol, Amos, Tavern	West Meredith	Building	2000
Burns Family Farm	Bovina	District	2007
Christ Episcopal Church	Walton	Building	1999
Christian Church	East Delhi	Building	2001
Churchill Park Historic District	Stamford	District	1980
Common School 32	Trout Creek	Building	2017
Congregation Bnai Israel Synagogue	Fleischmanns	Building	2002
Delaware County Courthouse Square District	Delhi	District	1973
Delaware and Northern Railroad Station	Andes	Building	2004
District 10 School	Margaretville	Building	1998
Downsville Covered Bridge	Downsville	Structure	1999
First Congregational Church of Walton	Walton	Building	2015
First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemetery	Roxbury	District	1996
First Presbyterian Church	Delhi	Building	2006
First Presbyterian Church of Margaretville	Margaretville	Building	2004
Fitches Covered Bridge	East Delhi	Structure	1999
Fleischmann, Max and Johanna, House	Fleischmanns	Building	2022
Franklin Village Historic District	Franklin	District	1984
Frisbee, Judge Gideon, House	Delhi	Building	1976
Galli-Curci Theatre	Margaretville	Building	2006
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Estate	Fleischmanns	Building	2010
Gardiner Place Historic District	Walton	District	1984
Hamden Covered Bridge	Hamden	Structure	1999
Hamden District No.1 School	Hawleys	Building	2018
Hanford Mill	East Meredith	District	1973
Hardenbergh, Isaac, House	Roxbury	Building	1994
Hobart Masonic Hall	Hobart	Building	2001
Hotel Delaware	East Branch	Building	2004
Hubbell Family Farm and Kelly's Corners Cemetery	Kelly's Corners	District	2001
Jackson-Aitken Farm	Andes	Building	2003
Kelly Round Barn	Halcottsville	Building	1984
Lordville Presbyterian Church (Additional Documentation)	Lordville	Building	2000
Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge	Methol	Structure	1999
MacDonald Farm	Meredith	Building	1973
Main Street Historic District	Roxbury	District	1988
Maxbilt Theatre	Fleischmanns	Building	2014
McArthur-Martin Hexadecagon Barn	Bloomville	Building	1984
McNaught Family Farm	Bovina Center	District	2019
Mountain Athletic Club Grounds	Fleischmanns	Site	2020
Murray Hill	Delhi	Building	1982
New Kingston Historic District	New Kingston	District	2008
New Kingston Presbyterian Church	New Kingston	Building	2002
New Stone Hall	Franklin	Building	1980
North Harpersfield Churches	Jefferson	Building	2024
Old School Baptist Church of Halcottsville	Halcottsville	Building	1999
Pakatakan Artists Colony Historic District	Arkville	District	1989
Pioneer Cemetery	Sidney	Site	2007
Ravina	Lordville	District	2000
Rock Rift Fire Observation Tower	Tompkins	Structure	2018
Rock Valley School	Rock Valley	Building	2008
Roxbury Historic District	Roxbury	District	2003
Schoolhouse No. 5	Hamden	Building	2011
Second Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury	Roxbury	Building	1999
Second Walton Armory (Thrity-third Separate Company)	Walton	Building	2016
Seeley, Erskine L., House	Stamford	Building	2010
Sherwood Family Estate	Dehli	District	2002
Sidney Historic District	Sidney	District	2013
Skene Memorial Library	Fleischmanns	Building	2001
St. John's Church Complex	Delhi	Building	1995
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Complex	Hobart	Building	1998
Stratton, Walter, House	Roxbury	Building	2002
Thomson Family Farm	New Kingston	District	2004
US Post Office-Delhi	Delhi	Building	1988
US Post Office-Walton	Walton	Building	1989
Ulster and Delaware Railroad Depot and Mill Complex	Roxbury	District	2003
Union Free School	Downsville	Building	2004
United Presbyterian Church of Davenport	Davenport	Building	2017
Van Benschoten House and Guest House	Margaretville	Building	2002
Walter Coulter Homestead Farm	Bovina	Building	2025
Walton Grange #1454-Former Armory	Walton	Building	1998
West Delhi Presbyterian Church, Manse, and Cemetery	West Delhi	Building	2008
West Kortright Presbyterian Church	West Kortright	Building	2002
West Meredith Cemetery	West Meredith	Site	2003
Woodchuck Lodge (Burroughs, John, Home) NHL	Roxbury	Building	1966

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Delaware was formed in 1797 (1797-03-10) from Otsego, Ulster.

DELAWARE created from OTSEGO and ULSTER.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Delaware County population from 1800 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1800	1820	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
10,228	26,587	35,396	42,465	42,721	46,413	42,774	40,989	44,420	43,540	46,824	48,055	44,308

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

120 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 120 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Achibald Cemetery	42.21966	-74.67351
Andes Rural Cemetery	42.19267	-74.78419
Andes Village Cemetery	42.18477	-74.78703
Arabia Cemetery	42.29922	-75.05507
Archer Cemetery	42.24407	-75.01217
Arkville Cemetery	42.15823	-74.61917
Austin Olmsted Cemetery	42.24181	-75.27105
Barbourville Cemetery	42.13087	-75.35504
Barnes Cemetery	42.35517	-75.1494
Beach Hill Cemetery	42.24311	-75.40639
Bedell Cemetery	42.18978	-74.54268
Bennett Cemetery	42.49285	-74.7632
Blakely Cemetery	42.41071	-74.8323
Bostwick Cemetery	42.2148	-74.97252
Bovina Cemetery	42.2576	-74.77604
Braehead Road Cemetery	42.41541	-74.77267
Brush Cemetery	42.26229	-74.7815
Butts Corners Cemetery	42.47686	-74.82016
Camp Brace Cemetery	42.17944	-75.3695
Carroll Cemetery	42.20763	-75.27981
Charlotte Valley Cemetery	42.44386	-74.96268
China Road Cemetery	42.14739	-75.40235
Christian Church Cemetery at Fitch's Bridge	42.2989	-74.8787
Clovesville Irish Catholic Cemetery	42.1575	-74.54788
Cooks Falls Cemetery	41.95661	-74.98983
Croton Union Cemetery	42.34473	-75.05007
Davenport Cemetery	42.47253	-74.84651
Davenport Center Cemetery	42.44243	-74.92376
Decker Cemetery	42.35593	-74.59799
Doonans Corners Cemetery	42.4184	-74.79543
East Branch Cemetery	41.98643	-75.13106
East Masonville Cemetery	42.26269	-75.29539
East Meredith Cemetery	42.42005	-74.88515
East Sidney Cemetery	42.34212	-75.24886
Elk Creek Cemetery	42.36373	-74.86673
Evergreen Hill Cemetery	42.31979	-75.31823
Fair View Cemetery	42.36416	-74.49361
Fall Clove Cemetery	42.15792	-74.87059
Feak Hollow Cemetery	42.23878	-75.03324
Feak Hollow Jamieson Cemetery	42.23194	-75.04694
Fergusonville Cemetery	42.49052	-74.81004
Flats Cemetery	42.25263	-74.92772
French Woods Church Cemetery	41.92125	-75.18706
Gilchrist United Presbyterian Cemetery	42.41878	-74.76918
Goldsmith Cemetery	42.28042	-75.03609
Gould Cemetery	41.92784	-75.09825
Grant Cemetery	42.38344	-74.63669
Gregorytown Cemetery	42.02829	-75.03824
Halcottsville Cemetery	42.21552	-74.59595
Halcottsville Cemetery	42.21325	-74.59724
Hambletville Cemetery	42.10102	-75.38577
Hamden Cemetery	42.19221	-74.98417
Harpersfield Center Cemetery	42.43777	-74.69417
Harvard Cemetery	42.02027	-75.11457
Herr Cemetery	42.20833	-74.85152
Highland Cemetery	42.29369	-75.25351
Horton Cemetery	41.96712	-75.0104
Laurel Hill Cemetery	42.05806	-75.41369
Locust Hill Cemetery	42.36839	-74.67067
Long Flat Cemetery	42.01322	-75.08257
Masonville Cemetery	42.24588	-75.37582
McMinn Cemetery	42.44612	-74.94734
Meredith Hollow Cemetery	42.36983	-74.96342
Meredith Square Cemetery	42.36015	-74.93321
New Kingston Cemetery	42.21647	-74.6784
Newell Cemetery	42.4654	-74.87679
North Harpersfield Cemetery	42.47102	-74.69187
North Kortright Cemetery	42.43767	-74.7456
Northfield Community Church Cemetery	42.24675	-75.18889
Oakwood Cemetery	42.07218	-75.3882
Old East Branch Cemetery	41.98758	-75.13598
Old United Presbyterian Church Cemetery	42.25941	-74.76984
Old Village Community Cemetery	41.95489	-75.28669
Ouleout Cemetery	42.39164	-75.02815
Ouleout Valley Cemetery	42.34751	-75.16101
Paige Cemetery	42.07875	-74.98885
Partridge Island Cemetery	41.96993	-75.18886
Pea Brook Cemetery	41.89664	-75.14779
Pine Grove Cemetery	42.36803	-74.94964
Pioneer Cemetery	42.31635	-75.39363

Historical populated places — 2 of 2

Name	Lat	Lon
Grand Gorge	42.35786	-74.50848
Pacatacan	41.98833	-75.13333

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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