Welcome to Pine Ridge ...

Pine Ridge is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Pine Ridge is located in Delta County<1>.

The location of Pine Ridge 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 Ridge, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge: Pine Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pine Rdge. or Pine Ridg.)

Pine Ridge is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pine Ridge (for example, toward Powers), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Pine Ridge: (906)

Communities Also Named Pine Ridge ...

While we believe that this Pine Ridge is located in Delta County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Pine Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Antrim and Saint Joseph County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 45 communities that are also named Pine Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pine Ridge ...

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

• Escanaba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <4>
• Gladstone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Powers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Menominee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
• Ford River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Ford River is located in Delta County
• Wells
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Delta County
• Bark River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
  • Bark River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <4>
• Flat Rock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
• Larch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
  • Larch is located in Delta County
• Schaffer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • Schaffer is located in Delta County
• Harris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Ridge ...

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

Adding Pine Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Ridge 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 Ridge was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pine Ridge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/