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Welcome to Denova ...

Denova is located in Henry County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Denova: 319

Communities near Denova ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Winfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • West Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Des Moines County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Donnellson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Birmingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
    • 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 (so far) for Denova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Denova post office opened in 1890. The Denova post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denova.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denova - 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>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/