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Welcome to Peniel ...

Peniel is located

Peniel is located in Hunt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peniel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Peniel is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Peniel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Peniel: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Peniel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Peniel - they are located in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Peniel ...

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

  • Royse City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Josephine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leonard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Tawakoni
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Caddo Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Quinlan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wolfe City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Nevada
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Peniel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peniel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peniel ...

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

Adding Peniel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peniel 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 Peniel was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peniel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hunt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peniel - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Peniel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Peniel 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.