Welcome to Denova ...

Denova is located in Henry County<1>.

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

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

Denova is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Denova lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Denova lies within the (319) area code.

Communities near Denova ...

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

• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• New London
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Wayland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• West Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Des Moines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
• Donnellson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>
• Farmington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Birmingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 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 Denova. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denova.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denova ...

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

Adding Denova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denova 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 Denova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Denova post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/