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Welcome to Denlow ...

Denlow is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Denlow is located in Douglas County<1>.


The location of Denlow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Denlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Denlow is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Denlow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Denlow: (417)

Communities near Denlow ...

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

  • Mountain Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ava
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
  • Cabool
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mansfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Wright County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
  • Drury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
  • Buckhart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
  • Gentryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
  • Olathia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Olathia is located in Douglas County
  • Macomb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Macomb is located in Wright 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 Denlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denlow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denlow ...

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

Adding Denlow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denlow post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denlow.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denlow - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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