Denton is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

near Grayson in Carter County,

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, United States. The community's postal zip code is 41132. A post office existed here from 1881 until 2004 when it was closed and mail service was transferred to nearby Hitchins although the community retained its zip code. It is centered around the former

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmond t ...

track where several stores and a hotel once operated. The former hotel and a store building are still standing.

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Denton,Ky is located about 7.5 miles from Grayson,Ky. Unincorporated communities in Carter County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Coal towns in Kentucky {{CarterCountyKY-geo-stub