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Welcome to Penneys Crossroad ...

Penneys Crossroad is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Penneys Crossroad: Penneys Xrd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Penneys Crossroad for more information about variations on the name of Penneys Crossroad.

Penneys Crossroad is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Penneys Crossroad: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Penneys Crossroad ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bowling Green
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mineral
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Margo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
  • Post Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Glenora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
  • McHenry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Partlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Snell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 Penneys Crossroad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penneys Crossroad.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penneys Crossroad ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penneys Crossroad - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Penneys Crossroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Penneys Crossroad 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.