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{{Pennsylvania-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[York County, Pennsylvania Populated Places|Populated Places]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Delta''  
{{Pennsylvania-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[York County, Pennsylvania Populated Places|Populated Places]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Delta'' {{Adoption PARoots}} <br>


== Quick Facts  ==
== Quick Facts  ==
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== Borough Hall  ==
== Borough Hall  ==


[http://www.deltaborough.org/ http://www.deltaborough.org/]
[http://www.deltaborough.org/ http://www.deltaborough.org/]  


Delta Borough Office<br>101 College Avenue<br>P O Box 278<br>Delta, PA 17314  
Delta Borough Office<br>101 College Avenue<br>P O Box 278<br>Delta, PA 17314  
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=== Directories  ===
=== Directories  ===


*The Bell Publishing Co's York city and county directory, 1894-'95&nbsp;: containing a general directory of York city, Delta, Hanover and Wrightsville, also alphabetical directory of York County, a classified business directory, list of county and city officers, also a new street directory {{FHL|650190|item}}
*The Bell Publishing Co's York city and county directory, 1894-'95&nbsp;: containing a general directory of York city, Delta, Hanover and Wrightsville, also alphabetical directory of York County, a classified business directory, list of county and city officers, also a new street directory {{FHL|650190|item}}  
*Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896-7 {{FHL|650183|item}}  
*Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896-7 {{FHL|650183|item}}  
*York (Pennsylvania) city directories (including Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville) {{FHL|728859|item}}
*York (Pennsylvania) city directories (including Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville) {{FHL|728859|item}}
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=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===


[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/zsearch.aspx?ix=ellisisland&qt=l&zplace=Delta%2c+York%2c+Pennsylvania&se=Exact Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records], 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Delta.<br>  
[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/zsearch.aspx?ix=ellisisland&qt=l&zplace=Delta%2c+York%2c+Pennsylvania&se=Exact Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records], 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Delta.<br>


=== Genealogy  ===
=== Genealogy  ===
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see also: Biography, History  
see also: Biography, History  


Daughters of the American Colonists, Peach Bottom Chapter, Delta, York County, Pennsylvania; [proofs of ancestors of chapter members] {{FHL|161067|item}}
Daughters of the American Colonists, Peach Bottom Chapter, Delta, York County, Pennsylvania; [proofs of ancestors of chapter members] {{FHL|161067|item}}  


=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
== Societies, Libraries and Museums  ==
see also: Genealogy  
see also: Genealogy  


#[http://www.deltaborough.org/home_town-10_016.htm Old Line Museum]  
#[http://www.deltaborough.org/home_town-10_016.htm Old Line Museum]  
#[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/PA/200003481.html Delta-Cardiff Heritage Festival]
#[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/PA/200003481.html Delta-Cardiff Heritage Festival]
== Websites  ==
== Websites  ==



Revision as of 15:50, 3 September 2010

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Quick Facts[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia has more about this subject: Delta, Pennsylvania

Delta's own Short History

1744: Town settled, by the Scotch-Irish.

24 June 1880: Incorporated from the Peach Bottom Township

Neighboring Communities: Bryansville | Slate Hill | West Bangor | Cardiff, Maryland | Whiteford, Maryland

Borough Hall[edit | edit source]

http://www.deltaborough.org/

Delta Borough Office
101 College Avenue
P O Box 278
Delta, PA 17314

Resources[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

see also: Genealogy, History

Celebrations[edit | edit source]

The Delta centennial, 1853-1953, presents "Our town", Community Memorial Hall, Delta, Pennsylvania FHL Collection

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Slate Ridge Cemetery (located just outside of the borough, to the northwest)
GNIS ID# 1187786
Latitude: 39.725N
Longitude: -76.341W

Census[edit | edit source]

Church History and Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

  • The Bell Publishing Co's York city and county directory, 1894-'95 : containing a general directory of York city, Delta, Hanover and Wrightsville, also alphabetical directory of York County, a classified business directory, list of county and city officers, also a new street directory FHL Collection
  • Business directory of York, Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville and Columbia, 1896-7 FHL Collection
  • York (Pennsylvania) city directories (including Delta, Hanover, Wrightsville) FHL Collection

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ellis Island Passenger Arrival Records, 1892-1924, listing passengers who stated they are going to Delta.

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

see also: Biography, History

Daughters of the American Colonists, Peach Bottom Chapter, Delta, York County, Pennsylvania; [proofs of ancestors of chapter members] FHL Collection

History[edit | edit source]

see also: Biography, Genealogy

Maps[edit | edit source]

  1. GNIS ID# 1173144
  2. Google
  3. Hometown Locator

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Death Index, begins about 1962 to at least 2 months ago.

Societies, Libraries and Museums[edit | edit source]

see also: Genealogy

  1. Old Line Museum
  2. Delta-Cardiff Heritage Festival

Websites[edit | edit source]

Webtree.com listing individuals who born or died in Delta. Quirks in the search engine results may pick up other Delta's. Submitters of gedcoms may add, update or remove contents.

References[edit | edit source]