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Welcome to Penoke ...

Penoke is located in Forest County<1>.

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

Penoke is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Penoke: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Penoke ...

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

  • Ridgway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Clarendon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tionesta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Iron City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Iron City is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
  • Roses
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Roses is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses
  • Sheffield Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
  • Gilfoyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
  • Balltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Balltown is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Redclyffe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Redclyffe is located in Forest County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redclyffe

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penoke ...

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

Adding Penoke to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penoke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Penoke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Penoke area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.