Welcome to Penfield ...

Penfield is located in Labette County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Penfield, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

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

Penfield is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The 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.

• Parsons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Coffeyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyville
  • Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeyville <4>
• Independence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Cherryvale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Cherryvale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryvale <4>
• Oswego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Altamont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
• Chetopa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
  • Chetopa is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <4>
• South Coffeyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
  • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
• Edna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Edna is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <4>
• Dearing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
  • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <4>

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.

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 Labette County: www.labettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/