Welcome to Denny ...
So far, we found very little information about Denny. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Denny to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Denny, please Contact Us.
Denny would have been located within present day Wilkes County<2>.
The location of Denny has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Denny, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Denny is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Denny was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Denny still existed, it would have been in the (336) area code.
Communities Also Named Denny ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Denny - they are located in California, Illinois (2), Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Denny.
Communities near Denny ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denny.
- Boone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Boone is located in Watauga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <5>
- Lenoir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <5>
- Sawmills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - North Wilkesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
- North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <5>
- Gamewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
- Wilkesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
- Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <5>
- Cajah's Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Taylorsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
- Blowing Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
- Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <5>
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 Denny. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denny.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denny. 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 Denny.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denny. See our Newspapers Page for Denny.
Adding Denny to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Denny 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 Denny was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Denny post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Denny.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Denny, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilkes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denny - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |