Welcome to Denmark ...

Denmark is located in Owen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denmark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Denmark is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Denmark lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Denmark (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Denmark ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 27 communities that are also named Denmark - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois (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.

• Brazil
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <3>
• Linton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
  • Linton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <3>
• Bloomfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Spencer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
• Jasonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <3>
• Worthington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <3>
• Farmersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <3>
• Dugger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <3>
• Clay City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• Knightsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 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 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 1874.

We also found Denmark on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

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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