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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <5>
• Rushville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <5>
• Colchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Colchester is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colchester <5>
• 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Vermont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <5>
• Blandinsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandinsville
  • Blandinsville is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blandinsville <5>
• Industry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <5>
• 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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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