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Welcome to Pinelog ...

Pinelog is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinelog, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Pinelog is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pinelog: 828

Communities near Pinelog ...

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

  • Canal Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
  • Jacksonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
  • Cutcane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Owltown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
  • Andrews
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Young Harris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Murphy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Hemp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Hiawassee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinelog ...

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

Adding Pinelog to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinelog 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 Pinelog was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pinelog post office opened in 1903. The Pinelog post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinelog.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinelog - 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>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/