The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusDenton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community has the name of Neil V. Denton, the original owner of the site.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Denton 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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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.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Denton is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Denton has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is United States Highway 61 Arch in Gosnell, 6.3 miles away.
Denton and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Denton
United States Highway 61 ArchGosnell · Object6.3mi
Monday HouseLenox · Building7.2mi
Alexander McMillan HouseLenox · Built 17858.9miBlytheville Air Force Base Capehart Housing Historic DistrictBlytheville · District9.5miBlytheville Air Force Base Strategic Air Command (SAC) Alert and Weapons Storage Areas Historic DistrictBlytheville · District10miHow 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. United States Highway 61 Arch’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Denton?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Denton’s story, or a memory of it.
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