Welcome to Pine Forest ...
Pine Forest is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County<1>.
The location of Pine Forest 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 Forest, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
A typical abbreviation for Pine Forest: Pine Frst.
Pine Forest is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pine Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Pine Forest: (903) and (430)<4>
Communities Also Named Pine Forest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Pine Forest: This one is located in Hopkins County and the other is located in Orange County.
Beyond Texas, there are 22 communities that are also named Pine Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia (8), Louisiana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina (2) and South Carolina (4).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Forest.
Communities near Pine Forest ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pine Forest.
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
- Winnsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
- Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Hopkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
- Yantis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
- Yantis is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <5>
- Tira
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Miller's Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
- Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Weaver is located in Hopkins County
- Pickton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickton
- Pickton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickton <5>
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 Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Forest.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pine Forest. 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 Forest.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Pine Forest.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Forest ...
Looking for more information about Pine Forest? 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 Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Forest.
Adding Pine Forest to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pine Forest 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 Forest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pine Forest post office opened in 1889.
We also found Pine Forest in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pine Forest.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, 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 Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903). |
| <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/ |