Welcome to Denning ...

Denning is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Denning is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Denning ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Denning, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Denning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Denning - they are located in Arkansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Denning ...

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

• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ellenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Woodridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Margaretville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Claryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claryville
  • Claryville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claryville <4>
• Curry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
  • Curry is located in Sullivan County
• Grahamsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
  • Grahamsville is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grahamsville <4>
• Oliverea
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverea
  • Oliverea is located in Ulster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliverea <4>
• Willowemoc
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
  • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan 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 Denning. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denning.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denning ...

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

Adding Denning to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denning post office opened in 1850.

We also found Denning in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denning.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/