Welcome to Denver ...

Denver is located in Preston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Denver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

When the people of Denver refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Denverite<3>

Denver is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Denver: (304) & (681)<5>

Communities Also Named Denver ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Denver: This one is located in Preston County and the other is located in Marshall County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 26 communities that are also named Denver - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Denver ...

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

• Morgantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Monongalia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <6>
• Grafton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <6>
• Kingwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <6>
• Oakland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <6>
• Reedsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
  • Reedsville is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reedsville <6>
• Rowlesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesburg
  • Rowlesburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlesburg <6>
• Masontown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
  • Masontown is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <6>
• Newburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <6>
• Albright
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
  • Albright is located in Preston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albright <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Denver ...

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

Adding Denver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Denver 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 Denver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Denver post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Denver.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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