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History · Pinesburg

Pinesburg’s post office opened in 1890, and 65% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Pinesburg began

When was Pinesburg founded?

1890

The Pinesburg post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 444136 years
Founding year: the first Pinesburg post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Pinesburg’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pinesburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Pinesburg’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pinesburg’s history is told.

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The story so far

Pinesburg, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pinesburg yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pinesburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 449 as of the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1890. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 449 in 2010, 444 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Pinesburg, 1890 to 1955

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1890Post officeThe Pinesburg post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1903Post officeThe Pinesburg post office closes
  5. 1955Born hereTerry Baker is born here
By decade

Pinesburg, decade by decade

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Pinesburg had its own post office from 1890 to 1903.

Pinesburg
1890–1903
18901960today
1cemetery inside Pinesburg
Pinesburg Mennonite Church

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Pinesburg’s history

What year was Pinesburg founded?

The Pinesburg post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.