Welcome to Pine Ridge ...

Pine Ridge is located in Lamar County<1>.

The location of Pine Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Pine Ridge is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pine Ridge: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Pine Ridge ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Purvis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Lumberton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Sumrall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• West Hattiesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Wells Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
• McLaurin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Pinebur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County
• Lux
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County

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.

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 Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/