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Penile, Louisville

Penile
Louisville neighborhood
Penile is located in Kentucky
Penile
Penile
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 38°6′25″N 85°48′17″W / 38.10694°N 85.80472°W / 38.10694; -85.80472
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CityLouisville
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508800[1]

Penile (/pəˈniəl/)[2] is a historic community located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Formerly an unincorporated community, it was designated a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, when the city of Louisville merged with Jefferson County in 2003.

The most prominent sights in Penile are a cemetery and Penile Baptist Church.[3]

Neighborhood name

The origin of the neighborhood's name is believed to be attributed to the biblical place name of Penuel, (also spelled; Pneil, Pnuel; Hebrew: פְּנוּאֵל‎ Pənūʾēl) in the biblical books of Genesis 32:22–32 and 1 Kings 12:25. [4][5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Penile, Louisville
  2. ^ "Funny Travels: Let's go to Penile, Kentucky, USA". SimilarWorlds.
  3. ^ Holland, Jeffrey Scott; Sceurman, Mark; Moran, Mark (2008). Weird Kentucky: Your Travel Guide to Kentucky's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4027-5438-8.
  4. ^ "What is the significance of Peniel in the Bible?". Got Questions. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  5. ^ "Funny Travels: Let's go to Penile, Kentucky, USA". Similar Worlds. 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penile,_Louisville