Welcome to Pentonville ...

Pentonville is located in Coosa County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pentonville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pentonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Pentonville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pentonville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Pentonville: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Pentonville ...

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

• Alexander City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander City
  • Alexander City is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander City <6>
• Wetumpka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Wetumpka is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetumpka <6>
• Elmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore <6>
• Goodwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
  • Goodwater is located in Coosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwater <6>
• Deatsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
  • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <6>
• Eclectic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eclectic
  • Eclectic is located in Elmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eclectic <6>
• Rockford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Coosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <6>
• Kellyton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
  • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
• Cottage Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
• Hissop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
  • Hissop is located in Coosa 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 Pentonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pentonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pentonville ...

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

Adding Pentonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pentonville 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 Pentonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pentonville post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pentonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/