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Welcome to Pennbrook ...

Pennbrook is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

Pennbrook is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pennbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pennbrook - they are located in Maryland and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pennbrook ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Norristown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Phoenixville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yeadon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
  • Perkasie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
  • Quakertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Doylestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Conshohocken
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hatboro
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Pennbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pennbrook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pennbrook ...

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

Adding Pennbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Pennbrook on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pennbrook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pennbrook - 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.
<4>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.