Denniston, Kentucky facts for kids
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Denniston, Kentucky
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 Denniston, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Denniston, Kentucky
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Menifee |
| Elevation | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
40316
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| GNIS feature ID | 511788 |
Denniston is a small place in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government.
Denniston is located along two important roads: U.S. Route 460 and Kentucky Route 746. You can find it southeast of Frenchburg, which is the main town in Menifee County. The land in Denniston is about 1,106 feet (337 meters) above sea level. It even has its own post office with the ZIP code 40316.
How Denniston Got Its Name
Denniston was named after its very first postmaster, Joseph C. Denniston. A postmaster is the person in charge of a post office. It's common for small communities to be named after important people who helped start them or served the area.
Part of a Larger Area
Denniston is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area. This is a way the government groups together areas that are connected, usually around a larger town like Mount Sterling. It helps them understand how people live and work in different regions.
