Welcome to Penfield ...

Penfield is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

Penfield is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Penfield: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Penfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Penfield - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Penfield ...

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

• Chamberlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
  • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
• Carters Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carters Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
  • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
• Swaggy Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swaggy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
  • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
• Comfort ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
  • Comfort is located in Greene County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Greensboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Watkinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkinsville
  • Watkinsville is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkinsville <5>
• Gum Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
  • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
• Union Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <5>
• Marshall Estates
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Estates
  • Marshall Estates is located in Oconee County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,227 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penfield ...

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

Adding Penfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penfield 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 Penfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Penfield post office opened in 1841.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/