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Welcome to Denton ...

Denton is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Denton is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Denton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Denton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Denton ...

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

  • Ann Arbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Dearborn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Livonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmington Hills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Novi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Novi is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <3>
  • Taylor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dearborn Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Southgate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denton ...

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

Adding Denton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denton 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 (so far) for Denton was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denton - 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.