Welcome to Pineridge ...

Pineridge is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pineridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Pineridge is 4,840 feet [1,475 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pineridge is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pineridge: 559

Communities Also Named Pineridge ...

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

Communities near Pineridge ...

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

Dora Belle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Dora Belle is located in Fresno County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dora Belle
- From Pineridge to Dora Belle
Meadow Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
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- From your current location to Meadow Lakes
- From Pineridge to Meadow Lakes
Bretz Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
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- From your current location to Bretz Mill
- From Pineridge to Bretz Mill
Auberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Auberry is located in Fresno County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Auberry
- From Pineridge to Auberry
Prather
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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- Prather is located in Fresno County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prather
- From Pineridge to Prather
Sentinel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Sentinel is located in Fresno County
Big Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Big Creek is located in Fresno County
- Former names for Big Creek:
- Big Creek Flats
- Cascada
- Manzanita Park
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Big Creek
- From Pineridge to Big Creek
Huntington Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Huntington Lake is located in Fresno County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huntington Lake
- From Pineridge to Huntington Lake
North Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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- North Fork is located in Madera County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Fork
- From Pineridge to North Fork
Cedar Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Cedar Crest is located in Nevada County
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- From your current location to Cedar Crest
- From Pineridge to Cedar Crest

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pineridge ...

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

Adding Pineridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pineridge 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 Pineridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pineridge post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pineridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pineridge - 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.
<4>	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.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/