Welcome to Denning ...

Denning is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Denning is located in San Augustine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denning, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Denning is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Denning lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Denning: 936

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 New York.

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.

• Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Center
  • From Denning to Center
• San Augustine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustine
  • San Augustine is located in San Augustine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Augustine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Augustine
  • From Denning to San Augustine
• Chireno
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
  • Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chireno
  • From Denning to Chireno
• Bronson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Sabine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
• Broaddus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
  • Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <3>
• Attoyac
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attoyac
  • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Attoyac
  • From Denning to Attoyac
• Maxey Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
  • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
• Martinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Martinsville
  • From Denning to Martinsville
• Rebecca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
  • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rebecca
  • From Denning to Rebecca
• Choice
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Choice is located in Shelby County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Choice
  • From Denning to Choice

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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Denning in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Denning post office opened in 1891.

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 State of Texas: https://texas.gov/