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Welcome to Penn Valley ...

Penn Valley is located in Bucks County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Penn Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Penn Valley: Penn Vly. (or less commonly used: Penn Vally. or Penn Vlly.)

Penn Valley is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Penn Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Penn Valley: This one is located in Bucks County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

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

Communities near Penn Valley ...

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

  • Trenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Burlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Doylestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hatboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jenkintown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bordentown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Lambertville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • Riverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • New Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Valley ...

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

Adding Penn Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penn Valley 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 Penn Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Penn Valley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penn Valley.

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penn Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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