Welcome to Penawawa ...

Penawawa is located in Whitman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Penawawa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Penawawa is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Penawawa lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Penawawa: (509)

Communities near Penawawa ...

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

• Colfax
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Pomeroy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <4>
• LaCrosse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
  • LaCrosse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCrosse <4>
• Endicott
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Gould City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Gould City is located in Garfield County
• Mayview
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Mayview is located in Garfield County
• Pataha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
  • Pataha is located in Garfield County
• Delaney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
  • Delaney is located in Columbia County
• Albion
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Shawnee
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Whitman 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 Penawawa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penawawa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Penawawa ...

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

Adding Penawawa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Penawawa 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 Penawawa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Penawawa post office opened in 1876.

We also found Penawawa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Penawawa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/