Welcome to Pine Grove ...

Pine Grove is located in Amador County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.

Pine Grove is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pine Grove is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Pine Grove: (209)

The ZIP code for Pine Grove: 95665<3>

Communities Also Named Pine Grove ...

While we believe that this Pine Grove is located in Amador County, we know of another 4 California communities named Pine Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lake, Mendocino, San Diego and Shasta County.

Beyond California, there are 115 communities that are also named Pine Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (2), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (5), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky (6), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (8), Montana, Nevada (3), New Jersey, New York (6), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (5), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Pine Grove ...

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

• Ione
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Ione is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
  • Former names for Ione:
  • Bedbug
  • Freeze Out
  • Hardscrabble
  • Ione City
  • Ione Valley
  • Jone City
  • Jone Valley
  • Rickeyville
  • Woosterville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
• Jackson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Sutter Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
  • Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <4>
• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Amador City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
  • Amador City is located in Amador County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <4>
• Pioneer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Amador County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Electra ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Electra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Electra is located in Amador County
• Glencoe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Calaveras County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Big Bar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
  • Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
• Sandy Gulch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Gulch
  • Sandy Gulch is located in Calaveras 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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Grove.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pine Grove? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pine Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Grove.

Adding Pine Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Grove 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 Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pine Grove post office opened in 1856.

We also found Pine Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/

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