Welcome to Penn ...

Penn is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Penn is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Penn lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Penn (for example, toward Michiana Shores (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Penn is located in the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Penn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Penn - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Penn.

Communities near Penn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penn.

• Elkhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
  • Elkhart is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <3>
• Niles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <3>
• Three Rivers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
• Dowagiac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowagiac
  • Dowagiac is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowagiac <3>
• Paw Paw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <3>
• Constantine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
• Lawton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
• Decatur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
• Cassopolis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassopolis
  • Cassopolis is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassopolis <3>
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Elkhart County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Penn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penn. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Penn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penn. See our Newspapers Page for Penn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn ...

Looking for more information about Penn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Penn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penn.

Adding Penn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penn in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Penn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Penn post office opened in 1871.

We also found Penn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cass County: www.casscountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/