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Welcome to Pine ...

Pine is located in Baker County<1>.


The location of Pine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Pine is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Pine is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Pine lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Pine (for example, toward New Meadows (ID)), you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Telephone area codes for Pine: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Pine - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pine ...

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

  • Richland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Baker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
  • Jimtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Jimtown is located in Baker County
  • New Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
    • New Bridge is located in Baker County
  • Robinette ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette
    • Robinette is located in Baker County
  • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
    • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
  • Sparta ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Baker County
  • Oxbow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Homestead ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Baker County
  • Keating
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
    • Keating is located in Baker County
  • Durkee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine ...

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

Adding Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pine post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine.

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

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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