Penfield
Penfield, Georgia, United States was established shortly after 1829 in Greene County, and named in honor of Josiah Penfield, a Savannah merchant and silversmith from Fairfield, Connecticut, who bequeathed $2,500 and a financial challenge to the Georgia Baptist Convention to match his gift for educational purposes.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Georgia, United States
- Also known as: “Penfield, GA” and “Penfield, Georgia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodville and Maxeys.
Woodville
Village
Woodville is a city in Greene County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodville had a population of 264. Woodville is situated 4 miles east of Penfield.
Maxeys
Village
Maxeys is a town in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Maxeys had a population of 198. Maxeys is situated 6 miles north of Penfield.
Penfield
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Greene, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.66735° or 33° 40′ 2″ northLongitude
-83.17738° or 83° 10′ 39″ westElevation
656 feet (200 metres)Named after
Josiah PenfieldOpen location code
865RMR8F+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 154209547OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4215266Wikidata ID
Q7162640
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Penfield” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “彭菲爾德”
- French: “Penfield”
- Volapük: “Penfield (GA)”
- Volapük: “Penfield (Georgia)”
- Volapük: “Penfield, GA”
- Volapük: “Penfield, Georgia”
- Volapük: “Penfield”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penfield Presbyterian Church and Old Mercer Chapel.
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