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Welcome to Pine Island ...

Pine Island is located on the Gulf Coast.

Pine Island is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Island: Pine Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pine Island is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pine Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pine Island: 409

Communities Also Named Pine Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Pine Island: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Waller County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Pine Island - they are located in Florida (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Pine Island ...

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

  • Beaumont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nederland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lumberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Neches
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Vidor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Vidor is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <3>
  • Sour Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bevil Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • China
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <3>
  • Nome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Nome is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nome <3>
  • Devers
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Pine Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pine Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Island ...

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

Adding Pine Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Island 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 Pine Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pine Island post office opened in 1839. The Pine Island post office closed in 1912.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Island - 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/