Welcome to Denton ...

Denton is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Denton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Denton is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Denton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Denton: (870)

Communities Also Named Denton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Denton: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Scott County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 23 communities that are also named Denton - they are located in Alabama, Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Denton.

Communities near Denton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denton.

• Pocahontas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
  • Former names for Pocahontas:
  • Bettis Bluff
  • Betts Bluff
  • Pokakhontas
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
• Walnut Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
  • Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
• Hoxie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Hoxie is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <4>
• Swifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
  • Swifton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
• Imboden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imboden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imboden
  • Imboden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imboden <4>
• Black Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <4>
• College City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
  • College City is located in Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
• Ravenden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden
  • Ravenden is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenden <4>
• Portia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
  • Portia is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <4>
• Strawberry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Denton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton. See our Newspapers Page for Denton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denton ...

Looking for more information about Denton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Denton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Denton.

Adding Denton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Denton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Denton post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/