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Welcome to Point of Pines ...

Point of Pines is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point of Pines, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Point of Pines is 5,920 feet [1,804 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Point of Pines is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Point of Pines lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Point of Pines and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Point of Pines: 928

Communities Also Named Point of Pines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Point of Pines - they are located in Massachusetts (2) and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point of Pines.

Websites for Point of Pines ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Point of Pines, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Point of Pines ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Point of Pines.

  • Emery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Emery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Fort Thomas
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bylas
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Metcalf ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Metcalf is located in Greenlee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
  • Ashurst
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ashurst is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
  • Eden
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Eden is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Bryce
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Bryce is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point of Pines ...

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

Adding Point of Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point of Pines 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 (so far) for Point of Pines was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point of Pines.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point of Pines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.