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Welcome to Pine ...

Pine is located in Elmore County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Pine is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pine is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pine lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Pine: (208) & (986)<3>

Communities Also Named Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Pine - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Indiana (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pine ...

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

  • Paradise Hot Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
    • Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
  • Dixie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dixie is located in Elmore County
  • Reclamation Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reclamation Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reclamation Village
    • Reclamation Village is located in Elmore County
  • Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
    • Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
  • Spanish Town ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Town
    • Spanish Town is located in Elmore County
  • Hill City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Camas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <5>
  • Alturas City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alturas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alturas City
    • Alturas City is located in Elmore County
  • Atlanta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Camas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
  • Mayfield
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Elmore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine ...

Looking for more information about 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.

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

Adding Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine post office opened in 1888.

We also found Pine in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine.

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

The official website for Elmore County: www.elmorecounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (986) is an overlay for area code (208).
<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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