Welcome to Denison ...

Denison is located in Spokane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Denison is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Denison lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Denison: (509)

Communities Also Named Denison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Denison - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Denison ...

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

• Spokane
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <4>
• Spokane Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <4>
• Airway Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airway Heights
  • Airway Heights is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Airway Heights <4>
• Deer Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <4>
• Millwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• Springdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Stevens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <4>
• Colbert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Colbert is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <4>
• Clavton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clavton
  • Clavton is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clavton <4>
• Clayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Stevens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Dartford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
  • Dartford is located in Spokane 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 Denison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denison.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denison ...

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

Adding Denison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Denison post office opened in 1908.

We also found Denison on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/