Welcome to Pine Bluff ...
Pine Bluff is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Pine Bluff 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 Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
A typical abbreviation for Pine Bluff: Pine Blf. (or less commonly used: Pine Bluf.)
Pine Bluff is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pine Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Pine Bluff is within the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Pine Bluff ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Pine Bluff - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Maryland, Mississippi (3), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Bluff.
Communities near Pine Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pine Bluff.
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Fitchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Waunakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Oregon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - McFarland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Monona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Windsor is located in Dane County
- Mount Horeb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
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 Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pine Bluff. 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 Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Pine Bluff.
Adding Pine Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pine Bluff 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 Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Pine Bluff post office opened in 1846.
We also found Pine Bluff in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine Bluff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |