Welcome to Dentsville ...

Dentsville is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dentsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Dentsville is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Dentsville: (803)

Communities Also Named Dentsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dentsville - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Dentsville ...

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

• Columbia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
• West Columbia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <3>
• Cayce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <3>
• Irmo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <3>
• Forest Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Blythewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythewood
  • Blythewood is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythewood <3>
• Springdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dentsville ...

Looking for more information about Dentsville? 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 Dentsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dentsville.

Adding Dentsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dentsville 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 Dentsville was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Dentsville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dentsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/