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Welcome to Pinesburg ...

Pinesburg is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Pinesburg is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pinesburg: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Pinesburg ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Martinsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waynesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boonsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Williamsport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shepherdstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Myersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinesburg ...

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

Adding Pinesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinesburg 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 (so far) for Pinesburg was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinesburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinesburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Pinesburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Pinesburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.