Welcome to Pendleton ...

Pendleton is located in Niagara County<1>.

The location of Pendleton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pendleton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Pendleton is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Pendleton: (716)

Communities Also Named Pendleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pendleton - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pendleton ...

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

• Buffalo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Fort Erie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Lackawanna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Kenmore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Depew
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Tonawanda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>

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 Pendleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pendleton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pendleton. 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 Pendleton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pendleton ...

Looking for more information about Pendleton? 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 Pendleton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pendleton.

Adding Pendleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pendleton 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 Pendleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pendleton post office opened in 1824.

We also found Pendleton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pendleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/