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Welcome to Pinewood ...

Pinewood is located in Beltrami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Pinewood is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pinewood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pinewood: 218

Communities Also Named Pinewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Pinewood - they are located in California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Louisiana, North Carolina (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee, Texas and Vermont.

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

Communities near Pinewood ...

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

  • Bemidji
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bagley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
    • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <3>
  • Wilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shevlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
    • Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <3>
  • Solway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Turtle River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Leonard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <3>
  • Debs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Puposky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinewood ...

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

Adding Pinewood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pinewood post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinewood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Beltrami, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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