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Welcome to Pinetucky ...

So far, we found very little information about Pinetucky. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pinetucky to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pinetucky, please Contact Us.


Pinetucky would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinetucky, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pinetucky is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pinetucky was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pinetucky ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pinetucky - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Pinetucky ...

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

  • Swainsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swainsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swainsboro
    • Swainsboro is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,491 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swainsboro <5>
  • Wrightsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Davisboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wadley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
    • Wadley is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <5>
  • Harrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Midville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bartow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Kite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite
    • Kite is located in Johnson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kite <5>
  • Summertown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
    • Summertown is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summertown <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 Pinetucky. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinetucky.

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

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

Adding Pinetucky to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pinetucky post office opened in 1885.

We also found Pinetucky on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinetucky.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pinetucky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinetucky - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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