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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Denton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Denton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Denton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Denton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Denton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Denton is historic, it would have been located within present day Colbert County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Denton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denton:
- Colbert County (The home county of Denton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- White House Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Tuscumbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Pleasant Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Burntout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Belgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Churntown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Phil Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Threet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Jacksonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Hackleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alcorn County (MS)
- Jacinto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- New Site
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Altitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Tishomingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Paden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
- Holcut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Short
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Wayne County (TN)
- Cypress Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denton, see our County-by-County Page for Denton.
Cemeteries Near Denton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Denton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Cedar Creek / White Oak Cemetery
- Blue Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- The Bonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bond Cemetery
- Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCollough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ezzell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
- Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Denton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Pleasant Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Belgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Margerum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Red Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.
Newspapers Published in Denton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Denton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |