Welcome to Penrod ...
Penrod is located in Muhlenberg County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Penrod, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Penrod is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Penrod lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Penrod: 270 & 364<3>
Communities near Penrod ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penrod.
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Powderly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
- Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <4>
- Drakesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Rockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- South Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
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 Penrod. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penrod.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penrod. 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 Penrod.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penrod. See our Newspapers Page for Penrod.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penrod ...
Looking for more information about Penrod? 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 Penrod, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penrod.
Adding Penrod to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Penrod 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 Penrod was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Penrod post office opened in 1885.
We also found Penrod in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penrod.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Muhlenberg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penrod - 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 Penrod area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Penrod area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |