Welcome to Pine Orchard ...

Pine Orchard is located in Howard County<1>.

The location of Pine Orchard 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 Orchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Pine Orchard is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Pine Orchard ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pine Orchard, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Pine Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pine Orchard - they are located in Alabama (2), Connecticut, Florida, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pine Orchard ...

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

• Baltimore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• College Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
• Laurel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
• Greenbelt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
• Mount Airy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <4>
• Sykesville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <4>
• Berwyn Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
  • Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
• Washington Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
  • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
• Laytonsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonsville
  • Laytonsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonsville <4>
• Brookeville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookeville
  • Brookeville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookeville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Orchard ...

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

Adding Pine Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Orchard post office opened in 1876.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.ho.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/