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Welcome to Dennison ...

Dennison is located in Ottawa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dennison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Dennison is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dennison: 616

Communities Also Named Dennison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dennison - they are located in Arizona, Illinois (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Ohio.

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

Communities near Dennison ...

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

  • Grand Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wyoming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskegon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
  • Norton Shores
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores
    • Norton Shores is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton Shores <3>
  • Grandville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Muskegon Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Zeeland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dennison ...

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

Adding Dennison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dennison post office opened in 1866.

We also found Dennison in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dennison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dennison - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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