Welcome to Penobscot ...

Penobscot is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penobscot, 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.

Penobscot is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Penobscot: (570)

Communities Also Named Penobscot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Penobscot - they are located in Indiana, Maine and Michigan.

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

Communities near Penobscot ...

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

• Scranton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Hazleton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <4>
• Kingston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Taylor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Plymouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <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 Penobscot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penobscot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penobscot ...

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

Adding Penobscot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penobscot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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