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Welcome to Pine Ridge ...

Pine Ridge is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

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

Pine Ridge is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pine Ridge: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Pine Ridge ...

While we believe that this Pine Ridge is located in Adams County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Pine Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarke and Lamar County.

Beyond Mississippi, 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, Michigan (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.

  • Natchez
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vidalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <4>
  • Ferriday
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
  • Fayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
  • Ridgecrest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Roxie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Selma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Washington is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington

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

From that list, the Pine Ridge post office opened in 1892. The Pine Ridge post office closed in 1963.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Ridge - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Pine Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Pine Ridge 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.
<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/