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Welcome to Penn Jones ...

Penn Jones is located in Cherokee County<1>.

Penn Jones is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Penn Jones: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Penn Jones ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <4>
  • Boiling Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pacolet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Cowpens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
  • Blacksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chesnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ellenboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <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 Penn Jones. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penn Jones.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penn Jones ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penn Jones - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Penn Jones area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Penn Jones 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.