Welcome to Dennis ...

Dennis is located in Scioto County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dennis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Dennis is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Dennis and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Dennis is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Dennis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, North Carolina (2), 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.

• Portsmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• New Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
• Vanceburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
  • Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <4>
• Greenup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
• South Shore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <4>
• Wurtland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
  • Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
• Rarden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
  • Rarden is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
• Rome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Otway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
  • Otway is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <4>
• Pond Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
  • Pond Run is located in Scioto 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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dennis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dennis post office opened in 1892.

We also found Dennis on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dennis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/