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Welcome to Pennville ...

Pennville is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pennville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Pennville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pennville: 660

Communities Also Named Pennville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pennville - they are located in Georgia, Indiana (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pennville ...

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

  • Milan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
  • Green City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Greentop
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Novinger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
    • Novinger is located in Adair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Cincinnati
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greencastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucerne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Pollock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Worthington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennville ...

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

Adding Pennville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pennville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Pennville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennville - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/