Welcome to Penhook ...
Penhook is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Penhook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Penhook is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Penhook lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Penhook is within the (540) area code.
Communities near Penhook ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penhook.
- Radford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rocky Mount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
- Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Hurt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
- Gretna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
- Laprades Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Union Hall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall
- Union Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Hall <4>
- Museville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- North Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
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 Penhook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penhook.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penhook. 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 Penhook.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penhook. See our Newspapers Page for Penhook.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penhook ...
Looking for more information about Penhook? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Penhook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Penhook.
Adding Penhook to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Penhook 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 Penhook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Penhook post office opened in 1854.
We also found Penhook in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penhook.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penhook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyva.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penhook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |