Welcome to Dencer ...

So far, we found very little information about Dencer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dencer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dencer, please Contact Us.

Dencer would have been located within present day Marion County<2>.

The location of Dencer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dencer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dencer is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Dencer was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Dencer ...

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

• Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
• Keizer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
  • Keizer is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <5>
• Dallas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <5>
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Silverton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Silverton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <5>
• Monmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
  • Monmouth is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <5>
• Stayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Stayton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stayton <5>
• Aumsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville
  • Aumsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aumsville <5>
• Mount Angel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Angel
  • Mount Angel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Angel <5>

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 Dencer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dencer.

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

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

Adding Dencer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dencer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dencer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dencer post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dencer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/