Welcome to Penry ...
So far, we found very little information about Penry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Penry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Penry, please Contact Us.
Penry would have been located within present day Berkeley County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Penry is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Penry was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Penry was located: 304 & 681<4>
Websites for Penry ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.berkeleycounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Penry, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Penry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penry.
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charles Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <5>
- Williamsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keedysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Sharpsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
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 Penry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penry. 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 Penry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penry. See our Newspapers Page for Penry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Penry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Penry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Penry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |