Welcome to Denzer ...
Denzer is located in Sauk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Denzer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Denzer is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Denzer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Denzer: (608)
Communities Also Named Denzer ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Denzer - it's located in Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Denzer.
Communities near Denzer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Denzer.
- Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- Reedsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Prairie du Sac village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Cross Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Sauk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Lake Delton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Delton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Delton
- Lake Delton is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,986 people
- Mazomanie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Spring Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Black Earth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 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 Denzer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Denzer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Denzer. 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 Denzer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Denzer. See our Newspapers Page for Denzer.
Adding Denzer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Denzer 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 Denzer was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Denzer post office opened in 1889.
We also found Denzer in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Denzer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Denzer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sauk County: www.co.sauk.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sauk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Denzer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |