Welcome to Pine Ridge ...

Pine Ridge is located in Klamath County<1>.

The location of Pine Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.)

Pine Ridge is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pine Ridge is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pine Ridge lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Pine Ridge: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Pine Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Pine Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (3), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Ridge.

Communities near Pine Ridge ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Pine Ridge.

• Fort Klamath
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Klamath
  • Fort Klamath is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Klamath <5>
• Sprague River
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague River
  • Sprague River is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sprague River <5>
• Terminal City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
  • Terminal City is located in Klamath County
• Oretech
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretech
  • Oretech is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oretech <5>
• Pelican City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
  • Pelican City is located in Klamath County
• Klamath Falls
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Falls
  • Klamath Falls is located in Klamath County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Klamath Falls <5>
• Altamont
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
  • Altamont is located in Klamath County
• Dairy
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy
  • Dairy is located in Klamath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dairy <5>
• Pine Grove
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County

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 Pine Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pine Ridge. 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 Pine Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Pine Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Pine Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pine Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Ridge.

Adding Pine Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pine Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pine Ridge post office opened in 1925.

We also found Pine Ridge mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Klamath County: www.co.klamath.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/