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Welcome to Dennis ...

Dennis is located in Forsyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dennis, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Dennis is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dennis: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Dennis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Dennis: This one is located in Forsyth County and the other is located in Gates County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 24 communities that are also named Dennis - they are located in Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota (2), Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dennis ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kernersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clemmons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • King
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Midway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dennis ...

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

Adding Dennis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dennis 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 Dennis was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dennis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dennis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Dennis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Dennis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.