Welcome to Pine Flats ...

Pine Flats is located in Indiana County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pine Flats, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Flats, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Flats: Pine Flts.

Pine Flats is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Pine Flats ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Pine Flats: This one is located in Indiana County and the other is located in Pike County.

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

Communities near Pine Flats ...

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

• Indiana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <4>
• Punxsutawney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punxsutawney
  • Punxsutawney is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punxsutawney <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Spangler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Homer City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <4>
• Patton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Clymer
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Flats ...

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

Adding Pine Flats to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Flats post office opened in 1868.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

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