Welcome to Pennington Point ...
Pennington Point is located in McDonough County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennington Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.
A typical abbreviation for Pennington Point: Pennington Pt.
Pennington Point is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pennington Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pennington Point: 309 & 861<3>
Communities near Pennington Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pennington Point.
- Macomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Macomb is located in McDonough County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <5>
- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Colchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Astoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Astoria is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <5>
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blandinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ipava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
- Ipava is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <5>
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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennington Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pennington Point. 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 Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennington Point. See our Newspapers Page for Pennington Point.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennington Point ...
Looking for more information about Pennington Point? 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 Pennington Point, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pennington Point.
Adding Pennington Point to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pennington Point 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 Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pennington Point post office opened in 1865.
We also found Pennington Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennington Point.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennington Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Pennington Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Pennington Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |