Welcome to Big Pines ...

Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

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

Big Pines is 6,870 feet [2,094 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Big Pines is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Big Pines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Big Pines - they are located in Florida and Maryland.

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

Communities near Big Pines ...

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

• Rancho Cucamonga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <3>
• Upland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <3>
• Glendora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
  • Glendora is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <3>
• Claremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <3>
• San Dimas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Dimas
  • San Dimas is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Dimas <3>
• La Verne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Verne
  • La Verne is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Verne <3>
• Pinon Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon Hills
  • Pinon Hills is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinon Hills <3>
• Paradise Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
  • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
• Phelan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
  • Phelan is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelan <3>
• Big Rock Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
  • Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles 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 Big Pines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Pines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Pines ...

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

Adding Big Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big 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 for Big Pines was on a map titled Road Map for California (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Pines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/