Pine Apple’s post office opened in 1855, and 44% of its homes were built before 1940
2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 54 buildings.
How Pine Apple began
When was Pine Apple founded?
The Pine Apple post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name.
2 listings protect 56 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
3 famous people were born in Pine Apple
Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.
Questions about Pine Apple’s history
What year was Pine Apple founded?
The Pine Apple post office opened in 1855, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Pine Apple?
Two places: the Hawthorn House (listed 1985) and the Pine Apple Historic District (1999).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.