Welcome to Dent ...

Dent is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Dent is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Dent: (513)

Communities Also Named Dent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Dent - they are located in Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dent ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Hamilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Fairfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Covington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Florence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Forest Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dent ...

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

Adding Dent to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dent 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 Dent was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

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