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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Denton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Denton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Denton is located in Johnson County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Cass, Henry, Jackson, Lafayette, Pettis & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near Denton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denton:

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Denton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Chilhowee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Quick City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Holden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • La Tour
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • La Tour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
    • Latour
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Latour is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
    • Cornelia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
    • Centerview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Leeton is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Warrensburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
    • Henrietta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Bates County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Mayesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mayesburg is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayesburg
    • Adrian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Passaic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Passaic is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Benton County
    • Palo Pinto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Creighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gunn City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Gunn City is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Garden City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Strasburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Lynne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Baldwin Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Austin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Harrisonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Archie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Coleman is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Lake Winnebago
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Blairstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Blairstown is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
    • Norris
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Norris is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Maurine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Maurine is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
    • Urich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hartwell is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
    • Bowen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Clinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Calhoun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Calhoun is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • La Due
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • La Due is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Due
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 28 people
    • Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Alberta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alberta is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Montrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Hicks City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicks City is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
    • Lone Jack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cockrell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Cockrell is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
    • Sni Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
    • Greenwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lotawana
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Lake Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Odessa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <1>
    • Bates City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mayview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pettis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
    • Green Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • La Monte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Clair County
    • Appleton City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denton, see our County-by-County Page for Denton.

Cemeteries Near Denton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Denton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.

  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Outon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Farnsworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Priestly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blairstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Medford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hendricks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Carrsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pemberton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Page Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Denton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.

  • Blairstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blairstown is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Chilhowee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Quick City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Quick City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
  • Norris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Norris is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Holden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maurine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maurine is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurine
  • Latour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Latour is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
  • Shawnee Mound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawnee Mound is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Mound
  • Post Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Cornelia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Centerview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Creighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntingdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntingdale is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdale
    • Kingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.

Newspapers Published in Denton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denton, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Denton:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Denton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.