Welcome to Denmark ...

Denmark is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denmark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Denmark is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Denmark is within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Denmark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Denmark: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Vermilion County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 27 communities that are also named Denmark - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Denmark ...

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

• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Murphysboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <4>
• Du Quoin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Pinckneyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <4>
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Steeleville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• De Soto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
• Percy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
• Coulterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Elkville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville
  • Elkville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denmark ...

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

Adding Denmark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denmark post office opened in 1865.

We also found Denmark on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denmark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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