Welcome to Denmark ...

Denmark is located in Lafayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denmark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Denmark is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Denmark is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Denmark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Denmark - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Denmark ...

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

• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Pontotoc
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <4>
• Water Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
• Ecru
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
• Thaxton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
  • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <4>
• Taylor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Abbeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Toccopola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
  • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Lafayette Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
  • Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
• Delay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
  • Delay is located in Lafayette 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 Denmark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denmark.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denmark ...

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

Adding Denmark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denmark post office opened in 1872.

We also found Denmark in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denmark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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