Welcome to Penoke ...
Penoke is located in Forest County<1>.
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The location of Penoke has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Penoke lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Penoke: 814 & 582<4>
Communities near Penoke ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penoke.
- Ridgway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway
- Ridgway is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgway <5>
- Kane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Kane is located in McKean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <5>
- Clarendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <5>
- Tionesta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
- Tionesta is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <5>
- Iron City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Roses
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Sheffield Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheffield Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Junction
- Sheffield Junction is located in Forest County
- Gilfoyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfoyle
- Gilfoyle is located in Forest County
- Balltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Redclyffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 for Penoke was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penoke.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penoke. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 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 Penoke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |