Denton Missouri Map

About Denton, Missouri

Denton is a locality in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 82. The population density is 83.8 people per km². Denton is located at 36.0905°N, 89.8915°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 64040, 63877.

Denton occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Missouri farmland where the horizon remains a thin, unbroken line against the wide Midwestern sky. It lies 13.6 miles southeast of Kennett, MO (from Kennett, MO: bearing 138°T), and is situated 11.3 miles north of Blytheville. The terrain is defined by the persistent, level work of agricultural cycles, punctuated only by the subtle rise of Blow Ridge looming six miles to the west, a reminder of the tectonic shifts that once pressed against this quiet earth. Moisture collects in the low-lying soil of the region, feeding the vegetation that clings to the banks of Main Ditch, which cuts through the fields three miles away to sustain the local irrigation. When the sun retreats, the light flattens into a pale, bruised violet across the fields, casting long, stark shadows from the silos that stand like sentinels over the dirt roads.

Denton persists as a quiet node of commerce where the rhythm of life is dictated by the planting and harvest seasons rather than the frantic pace of the outside world. The local economy relies heavily on the yield of the surrounding acreage, a legacy of the settlers who first broke the prairie sod to establish a life on these fertile plains. Residents often travel ten miles toward the Midway Crevasse or spend their weekends at the Blytheville Youth Sportsplex, where the local spirit finds expression in the shouts of children and the organized chaos of youth athletics. While Half-Moon Lake sits eleven miles distant, its presence is felt in the humid, heavy air that settles over the region during the height of summer, cooling the dust and quieting the evening wind.

About This Denton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Denton, Missouri. Coordinates: 36.090523, -89.891485. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Denton includes the ZIP code (64040, 63877), telephone area code (816), county seat of Pemiscot County (Caruthersville), and school district assignment (South Pemiscot County R-V School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.