Welcome to Pineville ...

Pineville is located in Monroe County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pineville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pineville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Pineville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pineville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pineville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Pineville - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pineville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pineville.

• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• Camden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Vredenburgh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
  • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
• Pine Apple
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
  • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
• Lovan ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lovan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
  • Lovan is located in Monroe County
• Natchez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Monroe County
• Buena Vista
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
• McWilliams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McWilliams have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
  • McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
• Pine Orchard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Pine Orchard is located in Monroe 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 Pineville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pineville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pineville ...

Looking for more information about Pineville? 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 Pineville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pineville.

Adding Pineville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pineville 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 Pineville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pineville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pineville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/