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History · Dennis Acres

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Dennis Acres is a village in Newton County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dennis Acres had a population of 47.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 76 to 47 (-38%). Half of its homes were built before 1990.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Dennis Acres yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Dennis Acres

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Langston HughesLangston HughesJoplin · 2 miGeorge Washington CarverGeorge Washington CarverDiamond · 11 miRobert CummingsRobert CummingsJoplin · 2 miDennis WeaverDennis WeaverJoplin · 2 miJanet L. KavandiJanet L. KavandiCarthage · 12 miPauline StarkePauline StarkeJoplin · 2 mi
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Dennis Acres, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Dennis Acres is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Dennis Acres has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment in Joplin, 0.8 miles away.

Dennis Acres and the nearest listed places

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Bonnie & Clyde Garage ApartmentSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and RectoryInter-State Grocers Coffee BuildingInter-State Grocer Company BuildingRains Brothers BuildingMain and Eight Streets Historic District

Closest to Dennis Acres

Bonnie & Clyde Garage ApartmentJoplin · Garage Apartment0.8miSt. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and RectoryJoplin · District1.6miInter-State Grocers Coffee BuildingJoplin · Building2.4miInter-State Grocer Company BuildingJoplin · Factory and Warehouse Building2.4miRains Brothers BuildingJoplin · Building2.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bonnie & Clyde Garage Apartment’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Dennis Acres?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Dennis Acres’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Leawood📜 Shoal Creek Drive📜 Cliff Village📜 Redings Mill
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