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Welcome to Pine Grove ...

Pine Grove is located in Craven County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.

Pine Grove is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Pine Grove: 252

Communities Also Named Pine Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 115 communities that are also named Pine Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (2), California (5), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (5), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky (6), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (8), Montana, Nevada (3), New Jersey, New York (6), Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (5), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Pine Grove ...

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

  • New Bern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
    • New Bern is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <4>
  • Havelock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
  • Morehead City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trent Woods
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • Emerald Isle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Isle
    • Emerald Isle is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerald Isle <4>
  • Swansboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • River Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Cape Carteret
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Carteret have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Carteret
    • Cape Carteret is located in Carteret County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Carteret <4>
  • Atlantic Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Grove ...

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

Adding Pine Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Grove 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 Pine Grove was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Craven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.