Pennville is an unincorporated community in northeast Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route 129 approximately 14 miles northeast of Milan and eight miles south-southeast of Unionville in adjacent Putnam County.[2]
History
editA post office called Pennville was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community most likely was named after Penn Township.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pennville, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 16, ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
40°21′46″N 92°56′49″W / 40.36278°N 92.94694°W
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