Welcome to Dennison ...

The village of Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Dennison: DEN-ih-suhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dennison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dennison has a population of 2,602 people<4> (see below for details).

Dennison is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Websites for Dennison ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dennison had an population of 2,602 people. This is a decrease of 2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dennison had a population of 2,655 people. This makes Dennison the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Dennison represents 0.02% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 346th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,655 people, the population of Dennison decreased 11.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,992 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dennison.

Communities Also Named Dennison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dennison - they are located in Arizona, Illinois (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Dennison ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <6>
• Dover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Newcomerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <6>
• Cadiz
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <6>
• Carrollton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <6>
• Strasburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <6>
• Sugarcreek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <6>
• Gnadenhutten
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
  • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <6>
• Magnolia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <6>
• Bolivar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dennison ...

Looking for more information about Dennison? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dennison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dennison.

Adding Dennison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dennison 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 Dennison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Dennison post office opened in 1869.

We also found Dennison in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dennison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

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