Welcome to White Pine ...

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

White Pine is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Pine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1954.

White Pine is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave White Pine and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

White Pine lies within the (906) area code.

The ZIP code for White Pine: 49971<3>

Communities Also Named White Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named White Pine - they are located in Florida (2), Montana (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near White Pine ...

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

• Ontonagon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <4>
• Silver City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
• Bergland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
  • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <4>
• Lake Gogebic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
• Firesteel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
• Rockland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
• Ewen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <4>
• Connorville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
• Greenland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <4>
• Mass City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
  • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <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 White Pine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Pine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Pine ...

Looking for more information about White 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 White Pine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Pine.

Adding White Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Pine post office opened in 1954.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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