Welcome to Pennsboro ...

Pennsboro is located in Dade County<1>.

The location of Pennsboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennsboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Pennsboro is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pennsboro lies within the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Pennsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pennsboro - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pennsboro ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Ash Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>
• Greenfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Lockwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• Walnut Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Golden City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
  • Golden City is located in Barton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden City <4>
• Miller
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Miller is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <4>
• Everton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
  • Everton is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <4>
• Dadeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
  • Dadeville is located in Dade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <4>
• Stotts City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotts City
  • Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 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 Pennsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennsboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennsboro ...

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

Adding Pennsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pennsboro 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 Pennsboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pennsboro post office opened in 1895.

We also found Pennsboro on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/