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Welcome to Penders Crossroads ...

Penders Crossroads is located in Wilson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Penders Crossroads: Penders Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Penders Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Penders Crossroads.

Penders Crossroads is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Penders Crossroads: 252

Communities near Penders Crossroads ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tarboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Princeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Elm City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Penders Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penders Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penders Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penders Crossroads - 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.