Pinetop, Minnesota

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Pinetop
Unincorporated community
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Pinetop
Coordinates: 47°54′21″N94°06′07″W / 47.90583°N 94.10194°W / 47.90583; -94.10194 Coordinates: 47°54′21″N94°06′07″W / 47.90583°N 94.10194°W / 47.90583; -94.10194
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Koochiching
Elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56660 and 56661
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID657853 [1]

Pinetop is an unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Pine Island State Forest. The community is located east of Mizpah; and south of Gemmell; along Koochiching County Road 6 (CR 6).

County Roads 12 and 25; and State Highway 1 (MN 1) are also nearby. The center of Pinetop is generally considered near the intersection of Koochiching County Road 6 and Town Road 379.

Caldwell Brook and Pancake Creek both flow through the community.

Pinetop is located within Northome Unorganized Territory. Nearby places include Mizpah, Northome, Gemmell, and Wildwood. Pinetop is located seven miles east of Mizpah and is nine miles east of Northome; and 68 miles southwest of International Falls.

ZIP codes 56660 (Mizpah) and 56661 (Northome) meet at Pinetop.

The community was named for a single tall white pine tree. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pinetop, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  284.


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