Welcome to Denniston ...

Denniston is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denniston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Denniston is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Denniston is located in the (434) area code.

Websites for Denniston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

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

Communities Also Named Denniston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Denniston - they are located in Kentucky and New York.

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

Communities near Denniston ...

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

• Roxboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
• South Boston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Halifax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Milton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Virgilina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
• Scottsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Ceffo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceffo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
  • Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
• Omega
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Omega is located in Halifax County
• Concord
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Person County (NC)
• Westside Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
  • Westside Village is located in Halifax 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 Denniston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denniston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denniston ...

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

Adding Denniston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denniston 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 Denniston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Denniston post office opened in 1895.

We also found Denniston on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denniston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/