Welcome to Denver ...

Denver is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

When the people of Denver refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Denverite<2>

Denver is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Denver is located in the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Denver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Denver - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Denver ...

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

• Paintsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
  • Paintsville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <4>
• Prestonsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
  • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <4>
• Salyersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyersville
  • Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salyersville <4>
• Inez
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Inez is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
• Martin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Allen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Allen has also been known as:
  • Beaver Creek Junction
  • Beaver Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Blaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• East Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <4>
• West Van Lear
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
  • West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
• Oil Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
  • Oil Springs is located in Johnson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denver ...

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

Adding Denver to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denver post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/