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Welcome to Pine Island ...

Pine Island is located in Orange County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Island: Pine Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pine Island is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Pine Island: 10969<3>

Websites for Pine Island ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities Also Named Pine Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Pine Island - they are located in Florida (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Pine Island ...

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

  • Palm Tree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Kiryas Joel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Monroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Port Jervis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Warwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Washingtonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Island ...

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

Adding Pine Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Island 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 Island was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

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

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pine Island). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pine Island or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.









 

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