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Welcome to Denton ...

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.

Denton would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Denton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Denton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Denton was located: 256 & 938<4>

Communities Also Named Denton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Denton - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Denton ...

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

  • Russellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sheffield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuscumbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Belmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
  • Cherokee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tishomingo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hodges
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Denton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denton 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 (so far) for Denton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Denton post office opened in 1890. The Denton post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denton.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Denton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Denton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/