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Welcome to Penick ...

Penick is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penick, 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.

Penick is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Penick (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Penick: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Penick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Penick - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Penick ...

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

  • Campbellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
    • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <5>
  • Lebanon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
  • Junction City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loretto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <5>
  • Hustonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
    • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <5>
  • Bradfordsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
    • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <5>
  • Willisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
    • Willisburg is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <5>
  • Mackville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penick ...

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

Adding Penick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penick 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 Penick was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Penick in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penick.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penick - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Penick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Penick 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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