Welcome to Penland ...Penland is located in Mitchell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Penland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879. Penland is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Penland is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Penland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Penland: 828 The ZIP code for Penland: 28765<3> Communities Also Named Penland ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Penland - it's located in Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Penland. Communities near Penland ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penland.
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 Penland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penland. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penland. 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 Penland. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penland. See our Newspapers Page for Penland. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penland ...Looking for more information about Penland? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Penland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penland. Adding Penland to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Penland 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 Penland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Penland. Footnotes ...
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