Welcome to Peniel ...

Peniel is located in Polk County<1>.

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

Peniel is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Peniel: (828)

Communities Also Named Peniel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Peniel - they are located in Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Peniel ...

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

• Hendersonville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
  • Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <4>
• Forest City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Spindale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spindale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spindale
  • Spindale is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spindale <4>
• Rutherfordton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherfordton <4>
• Lyman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Flat Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <4>
• Wellford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <4>
• Landrum
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Inman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
• Tryon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <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 Peniel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peniel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peniel ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/