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Welcome to Lone Pine ...

Lone Pine is located in Washington County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Pine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Lone Pine is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Lone Pine ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Lone Pine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Lone Pine - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas (5), California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lone Pine ...

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

  • Bethel Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
    • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson
  • Canonsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Monessen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
    • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
  • California
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
    • California is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <4>
  • Bridgeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Donora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
    • Donora is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <4>
  • Monongahela
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
    • Monongahela is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <4>
  • Charleroi
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Lone Pine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lone Pine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Pine ...

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

Adding Lone Pine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lone Pine post office opened in 1869.

We also found Lone Pine in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lone Pine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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