Welcome to Pines ...

Pines is located in Sandoval County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Pines is 7,390 feet [2,252 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pines is about 1½ mile [or 2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Pines lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Pines - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Maine, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Montana, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Utah (2), Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Pines ...

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

• Jemez Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemez Springs
  • Jemez Springs is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jemez Springs <3>
• Cochiti Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Lake
  • Cochiti Lake is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Lake <3>
• Los Alamos
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in Los Alamos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Alamos <3>
• Cochiti Pueblo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochiti Pueblo
  • Cochiti Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Cochiti Pueblo has also been known as:
  • Cochiti
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochiti Pueblo <3>
• White Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • White Rock is located in Los Alamos County
• Pena Blanca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pena Blanca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pena Blanca
  • Pena Blanca is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pena Blanca <3>
• Ponderosa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
  • Ponderosa is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponderosa <3>
• Sile
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sile
  • Sile is located in Sandoval County
• Seven Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
• Kewa Pueblo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewa Pueblo
  • Kewa Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
  • Former name for Kewa Pueblo:
  • Santo Domingo Pueblo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewa Pueblo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pines ...

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

Adding Pines to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pines post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pines. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/