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Welcome to Denny ...

So far, we found very little information about Denny. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Denny to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Denny, please Contact Us.


Denny would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.


The location of Denny has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Denny, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Denny is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Denny would have been located in the (309) area code.

Communities Also Named Denny ...

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

Beyond Illinois, there are 12 communities that are also named Denny - they are located in California, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Denny ...

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

  • Galesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
    • Monmouth is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <5>
  • Aledo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
    • Aledo is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <5>
  • Oquawka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Roseville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Viola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
    • Viola is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viola <5>
  • Alexis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
  • Kirkwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <5>
  • Matherville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
    • Matherville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matherville <5>

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

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

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

Adding Denny to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denny 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 Denny was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Denny post office opened in 1850.

We also found Denny in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denny.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Denny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denny - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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