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Welcome to Pineton ...

Pineton is located in Indiana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pineton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Pineton is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pineton ...

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

  • Johnstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Indiana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Westmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Westmont is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
  • Northern Cambria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Nanty Glo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Portage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Homer City
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Pineton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pineton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pineton ...

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

Adding Pineton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pineton 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 (so far) for Pineton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pineton post office opened in 1896. The Pineton post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pineton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Indiana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pineton - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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