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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).

Area Code for White Pine: 906

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.

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 (so far) for White Pine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ontonagon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Pine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as White Pine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether White Pine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/