Town of Penelope
Founded by International and Great Northern Railroad in 1902. Named for child of official. Settled by Anglos and Czechs from Zee Vee, older town (1/2 mile south) founded in 1893. New town prospered; incorporated, 1913. Good well water was found in 1959. Town improvement program began, 1968.
31.8595° N, 96.9274° W
Where to Find It
FM 2114 and FM 308, Penelope
Nearby Markers
- 3.7 mi E Cottonwood Cemetery Hubbard
- 3.8 mi SW Birome Birome
- 4.5 mi NE German Settlers in Hill County Malone
- 4.8 mi S Mesquite Cemetery Mt. Calm
- 6.7 mi N Salem Lutheran Church Malone
- 7.1 mi NE The Savage Schools Malone