Welcome to Pine Grove ...

The town of Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County<1>.

The location of Pine Grove 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 Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pine Grove has a population of 484 people<3> (see below for details).

Pine Grove is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Pine Grove: (304) & (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pine Grove had an population of 484 people. This is a decrease of 12.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pine Grove had a population of 552 people. This makes Pine Grove the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Pine Grove represents 0.03% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 552 people, the population of Pine Grove decreased 3.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 571 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pine Grove.

Communities Also Named Pine Grove ...

While we believe that this Pine Grove is located in Wetzel County, we know of another 4 West Virginia communities named Pine Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fayette, Kanawha, Marion and Pleasants County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 115 communities that are also named Pine Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (2), California (5), Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (5), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky (6), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (8), Montana, Nevada (3), New Jersey, New York (6), North Carolina, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (4), Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), South Carolina (4), Tennessee (6), Texas (5), Virginia (4), Washington and Wisconsin (3).

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

Communities near Pine Grove ...

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

• New Martinsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <6>
• Paden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden City
  • Paden City is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden City <6>
• Mannington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <6>
• Sistersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sistersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
  • Sistersville is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sistersville <6>
• Cameron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <6>
• West Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Doddridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
• Middlebourne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
  • Middlebourne is located in Tyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebourne <6>
• Clarington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
  • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
• Hundred
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
  • Hundred is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <6>
• Littleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Wetzel County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pine Grove? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pine Grove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pine Grove.

Adding Pine Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pine Grove 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 Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pine Grove post office opened in 1830.

We also found Pine Grove in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pine Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/