Dennis, North Carolina

Populated place in North Carolina, United States

36°13′30″N 80°10′12″W / 36.225°N 80.170°W / 36.225; -80.170CountryUnited StatesStateNorth CarolinaCounty ForsythElevation

846 ft (258 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

27052

Area code336GNIS feature ID984132

Dennis is a populated place in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States.

History

Thomas Dennis Waddill built a depot in 1889 about halfway between Walkertown and Walnut Cove on the Roanoke & Southern Railroad. Waddill, who owned 1700 acres in the area, also built a mansion nearby which was demolished in the 1990s. Waddill became known as The Earl of Dennis. The depot burned in the 1930s. A post office and store were once located in the community.^[1]

Geography

Dennis is located at latitude 36.2251371 and longitude -80.1700459.^[2] The elevation is 846 feet.^[3]

References

^ "Northwest Almanac: Dennis community named for resident who built railroad station, mansion in northeast Forsyth County". Winston-Salem Journal. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
^ "Dennis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
^ "Dennis (in Forsyth County, NC) Populated Place Profile". NC Hometown Locator. Retrieved August 13, 2018.