Welcome to Denby ...
Denby is located in Oglala Lakota County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Denby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.
Denby is 3,360 feet [1,024 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Denby is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Denby lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Denby (for example, toward Cody (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Denby is within the (605) area code.
Communities near Denby ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denby.
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Sheridan County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <3>
- Batesland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesland
- Batesland is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesland <3>
- Wounded Knee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wounded Knee
- Wounded Knee is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wounded Knee <3>
- Whiteclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteclay
- Whiteclay is located in Sheridan County (NE)
- Whiteclay has also been known as:
- Pine Ridge
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteclay <3>
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Ridge <3>
- Porcupine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine
- Porcupine is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porcupine <3>
- Manderson - White Horse Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manderson - White Horse Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson - White Horse Creek
- Manderson - White Horse Creek is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Manderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson
- Manderson is located in Oglala Lakota County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manderson <3>
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Swett ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
- Swett is located in Bennett County
- Estimated population in 2014: 283 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 Denby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denby.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denby. 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 Denby.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denby. See our Newspapers Page for Denby.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denby ...
Looking for more information about Denby? 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 Denby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Denby.
Adding Denby to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Denby 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 Denby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Denby post office opened in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Denby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Oglala Lakota County: oglalalakota.sdcounties.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Oglala Lakota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |