Welcome to Denver ...

Denver is located in Ross County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

When the people of Denver refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Denverite<3>

Denver is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Denver lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Denver is within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Denver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Denver: This one is located in Ross County and the other is located in Wood County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 26 communities that are also named Denver - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Denver ...

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

• Chillicothe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
• Waverly City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
  • Waverly City is located in Pike County
  • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
• Waverly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Piketon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <5>
• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Bainbridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <5>
• Beaver
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
  • Beaver is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <5>
• South Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
  • South Salem is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salem <5>
• Sinking Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
  • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Alma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Ross 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 Denver. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denver.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denver. 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 Denver.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denver ...

Looking for more information about Denver? 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 Denver, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Denver.

Adding Denver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denver 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 Denver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Denver post office opened in 1882.

We also found Denver in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/