Welcome to Dennis ...
So far, we found very little information about Dennis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dennis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dennis, please Contact Us.
Dennis would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Dennis, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dennis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Time Zone: The area where Dennis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Dennis still existed, it would have been in the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Dennis ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Dennis: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Logan County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 24 communities that are also named Dennis - they are located in Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota (2), Texas, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dennis.
Communities near Dennis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dennis.
- Grayson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
- Kenova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
- Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
- Louisa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Catlettsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Catlettsburg is located in Boyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlettsburg <4>
- Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
- Ceredo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Ceredo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ceredo <4>
- Fort Gay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
- Brammer Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Fallsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
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 Dennis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dennis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dennis. 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 Dennis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dennis. See our Newspapers Page for Dennis.
Adding Dennis to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Dennis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dennis post office opened in 1910.
We also found Dennis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dennis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dennis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |