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Welcome to Pinero ...

Pinero is located in Gloucester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinero, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Pinero is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pinero: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Pinero ...

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

  • Williamsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kilmarnock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Urbanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Irvington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • White Stone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ark is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
  • North
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Adner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Adner is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
  • Gloucester Courthouse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinero ...

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

Adding Pinero to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pinero post office opened in 1897. The Pinero post office closed in 1987.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinero.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinero - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Pinero area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Pinero area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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