Welcome to Penton ...
Penton is located in DeSoto County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Penton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Penton is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Penton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Penton: 662 & 471<3>
Communities Also Named Penton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Penton - they are located in Alabama and New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Penton.
Communities near Penton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penton.
- Southaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Horn Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hernando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Walls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
- Hughes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
- Tunica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edmondson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Horseshoe Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Anthonyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
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 Penton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penton. 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 Penton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penton. See our Newspapers Page for Penton.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penton ...
Looking for more information about Penton? 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 Penton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Penton.
Adding Penton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Penton 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 (so far) for Penton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Penton post office opened in 1887. The Penton post office closed in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including DeSoto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penton - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Penton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Penton 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |