Welcome to Penvir ...

Penvir is located in Giles County<1>.

The location of Penvir has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penvir, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Penvir is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Penvir lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Penvir ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Penvir - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Penvir ...

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

• Bluefield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <4>
• Pulaski
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Pearisburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <4>
• Dublin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Narrows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
• Pembroke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Athens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Rich Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
  • Rich Creek is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Creek <4>
• Peterstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterstown
  • Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterstown <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 Penvir. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penvir.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penvir ...

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

Adding Penvir to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penvir.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Penvir. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/