First settled in 1882 with the establishment of a
post office, the population of this small farming village peaked in 1910 at 60 residents, at which point it boasted a blacksmith's shop, doctor's office, dance hall, store, church and school. The post office was discontinued in 1903. and was just 3 in 1940. The Dentonia School District was numbered 109. Dentonia's store was the location of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Lodge. The store closed and was torn down circa 1959. ==References==