Welcome to Pine Mountain ...

Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Mountain: Pine Mtn. (or less commonly used: Pine Mntn.)

Pine Mountain is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pine Mountain: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Pine Mountain ...

While we believe that this Pine Mountain is located in Rabun County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Pine Mountain. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb and Harris County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 7 communities that are also named Pine Mountain - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Pine Mountain ...

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

• Walhalla
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Franklin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Clayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Mountain City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
• Highlands
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <5>
• Tiger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
  • Tiger is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <5>
• Dillard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <5>
• West Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <5>
• Sky Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Mountain ...

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

Adding Pine Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Mountain post office opened in 1855.

We also found Pine Mountain on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/