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Welcome to Pine Bluff ...

Pine Bluff is located in Harrison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pine Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

When the people of Pine Bluff refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pine Bluffian<2>

A typical abbreviation for Pine Bluff: Pine Blf. (or less commonly used: Pine Bluf.)

Pine Bluff is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Pine Bluff: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Pine Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Pine Bluff - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Maryland, Mississippi (3), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pine Bluff ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bridgeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grafton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
  • Mannington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stonewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
  • Nutter Fort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
  • Barrackville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrackville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Bluff ...

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

Adding Pine Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pine Bluff post office opened in 1889. The Pine Bluff post office closed in 1942.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Pine Bluff refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Pine Bluff may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Pine Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Pine Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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