RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Montgomery County >> Pine RidgeIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Arkansas


The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas







Welcome to Pine Ridge ...

Pine Ridge is located in Montgomery 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 1936.

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

Pine Ridge is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pine Ridge is located in the (870) area code.

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, 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, Oregon, 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 10 communities that are near Pine Ridge.

  • Mena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mount Ida
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
    • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
  • Norman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Norman is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
  • Oden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
    • Oden is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
  • Black Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Big Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
    • Big Fork is located in Polk County
  • Cox Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Spring
    • Cox Spring is located in Montgomery County
  • Whitetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
    • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
  • Pencil Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
    • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <4>
  • Board Camp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Board Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Camp
    • Board Camp is located in Polk 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.<5>

From that list, the Pine Ridge post office opened in 1936.

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

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 State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, 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 Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 22 Sep 2024