Welcome to Penelo ...

Penelo is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penelo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Penelo is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Penelo is located in the (252) area code.

Communities near Penelo ...

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

• Rocky Mount
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Wilson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Tarboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <4>
• Nashville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Red Oak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Nash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
• Enfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
  • Enfield is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
• Sharpsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• Princeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Elm City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
  • Elm City is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penelo ...

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

Adding Penelo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Penelo post office opened in 1888.

We also found Penelo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penelo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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