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We found 26 communities that are also named Denver.
Within Missouri, the name Denver is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of 26 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Tallapoosa County
This Denver is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 702 miles [1,129.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Denver.
Arkansas
Carroll County
This Denver is located in Carroll County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the south of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Denver.
Colorado
Denver County
This Denver is located in Denver County and lies 565 miles [909.3 km]<1> to the west of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denver County community of Denver.
Florida
Putnam County
This Denver is located in Putnam County and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Denver.
Georgia
Heard County
This Denver is located in Heard County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Denver.
Idaho
Idaho County
This Denver is located in Idaho County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of Denver.
Illinois
Hancock County
This Denver is located in Hancock County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Denver.
Indiana
Miami County
This Denver is located in Miami County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami County community of Denver.
Iowa
Bremer County
This Denver is located in Bremer County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bremer County community of Denver.
Kentucky
Johnson County
This Denver is located in Johnson County and lies 640 miles [1,030 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Denver.
Michigan
Isabella County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Denver [Isabella County].
Newaygo County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Newaygo County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of Denver.
New York
Delaware County
This Denver is located in Delaware County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Denver.
North Carolina
Lincoln County
This Denver is located in Lincoln County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Denver.
Nova Scotia
This Denver lies 1,654 miles [2,661.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
Ohio
Ross County
This Denver is located in Ross County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ross County community of Denver.
Wood County
This Denver is located in Wood County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Denver.
Oklahoma
Cleveland County
This Denver is located in Cleveland County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Denver.
Oregon
Clatsop County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Denver [Clatsop County].
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Denver is located in Lancaster County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Denver.
South Carolina
Anderson County
This Denver is located in Anderson County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Denver.
Tennessee
Cannon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Denver [Cannon County].
Humphreys County
This Denver is located in Humphreys County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Denver.
Texas
Montague County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Denver [Montague County].
West Virginia
Marshall County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Denver [Marshall County].
Preston County
This Denver is located in Preston County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east of the Denver that is located in Worth County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preston County community of Denver.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Denver ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Denver to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Denver and extending to:
Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Denver to Jefferson City, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 923 miles [1,485.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Denver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Denver could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
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 Denver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Denver to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Denver. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3980, Longitude: -94.3236
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.924 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.276 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.275 degrees.