Welcome to Pennington ...
Pennington is located in Price County<1>.
The location of Pennington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
Pennington is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pennington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Pennington: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Pennington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Pennington: This one is located in Price County and the other is located in Oneida County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 17 communities that are also named Pennington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Georgia (2), Kansas, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pennington.
Communities near Pennington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pennington.
- Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Rib Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Lake
- Rib Lake is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Prentice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Prentice is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Hawkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Kennan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lugerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugerville
- Lugerville is located in Price County
- Ingram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Fifield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
- Fifield is located in Price County
- Jump River
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
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 Pennington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pennington. 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 Pennington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennington. See our Newspapers Page for Pennington.
Adding Pennington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pennington 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 Pennington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pennington post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pennington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Price County: www.co.price.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Price, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |