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Welcome to Penowa ...

Penowa is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penowa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Penowa is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Penowa ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Penowa, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Penowa ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Weirton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
    • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <3>
  • Steubenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Canonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Martins Ferry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Toronto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <3>
  • Wintersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <3>
  • Mingo Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Follansbee
    (5 miles [8 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 Penowa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penowa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penowa ...

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

Adding Penowa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penowa 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 Penowa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Penowa post office opened in 1919.

We also found Penowa in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penowa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penowa - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/