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Welcome to Pine City ...

Pine City is located in Chemung County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Pine City is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pine City: 607

Communities Also Named Pine City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pine City - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Websites for Pine City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pine City, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pine City ...

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

  • Elmira
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Corning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseheads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sayre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elmira Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
    • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <3>
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <3>
  • Mansfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Tioga County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <3>
  • Painted Post
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Addison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine City ...

Looking for more information about Pine City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pine City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pine City.

Adding Pine City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine City post office opened in 1874.

We also found Pine City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine City - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/