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Welcome to Penfield ...

Penfield is located in Labette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penfield, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Penfield is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Penfield: 620

Communities Also Named Penfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Penfield: This one is located in Labette County and the other is located in Osage County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 8 communities that are also named Penfield - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, 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.

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Penfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Labette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.