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History · Pinehill

Half of Pinehill’s homes were built after 1983

Most of Pinehill was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1967 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pinehill’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 Pinehill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pinehill’s history is told.

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The story so far

Pinehill, in brief

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

Pinehill or Pine Hill is a census-designated place in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is located on the Ramah Navajo Indian Reservation. The population was 88 at the 2010 census. The location of the CDP in 2010 had become the location of the Mountain View CDP as of the 2020 census, while a new CDP named "Pinehill" was listed 8 miles (13 km) further south, at a point 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Candy Kitchen.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 88 to 586 (+566%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Pinehill on the map, 1967 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pinehill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Pinehill on the 1967 USGS mapPinehill on the 1981 USGS map1967Nicoll Lake sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pinehill.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pinehill

Nobody well known was born in Pinehill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Alissa MorenoAmerican musician
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Amisoli PatasoniAmerican long-distance runner · b. 1901
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Chee B. BenallyNavajo artist · b. 1947
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Percy Tsisete SandyZuni artist · b. 1918

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.