Welcome to Big Pine ...

Big Pine is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Big Pine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Pine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Big Pine is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Big Pine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Big Pine: (305) and (786)<4>

Communities Also Named Big Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Big Pine - they are located in California, Delaware and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Big Pine ...

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

• Marathon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <5>
• Ramrod Key
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramrod Key
  • Ramrod Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramrod Key <5>
• Summerland Key
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland Key
  • Summerland Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerland Key <5>
• Cudjoe Key
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudjoe Key
  • Cudjoe Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cudjoe Key <5>
• Pigeon Key
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Key
  • Pigeon Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Key <5>
• Sugar Loaf Key
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Key
  • Sugar Loaf Key is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Loaf Key <5>
• Sugarloaf Shores
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarloaf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf Shores
  • Sugarloaf Shores is located in Monroe County
• Marathon Shores
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon Shores
  • Marathon Shores is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon Shores <5>
• Big Coppitt Key
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Coppitt Key have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Coppitt Key
  • Big Coppitt Key is located in Monroe County
• Key Colony Beach
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Colony Beach
  • Key Colony Beach is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Key Colony Beach <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Big Pine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Pine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Pine ...

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

Adding Big Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Big Pine in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Big Pine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Big Pine post office opened in 1915.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/