Pine Ridge

Geography

Pine Ridge is located near the geographic center of DeKalb County at (34.445939, -85.779069). It is bordered to the east by the city of Fort Payne, the county seat, and to the northwest by the city of Rainsville. Pine Ridge is in the Ridge and Valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and occupies a series of low ridges and valleys. From east to west, they are Middle Ridge, Dugout Valley, Shinbone Ridge, and Sand Valley, with the northwestern part of the town climbing the eastern edge of Sand Mountain, a southern extension of the Cumberland Plateau. Alabama State Route 35 passes through the town, connecting Fort Payne and Rainsville. Exit 218 on Interstate 59 is east of Pine Ridge via AL 35. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  645
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  566
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  560
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  559
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  479
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  416
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  356
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  348

Most recent

• M 2.58 — 2025-02-25
  8 km N of Menlo, Georgia
• M 2.5 — 2023-12-23
  7 km ENE of Stevenson, Alabama
• M 2.52 — 2023-06-21
  6 km SSE of Sewanee, Tennessee
• M 2.66 — 2022-08-13
  6 km NW of Hazel Green, Alabama
• M 2.52 — 2021-03-14
  5 km NNE of East Brainerd, Tennessee
• M 2.62 — 2020-11-01
  13 km SE of Triana, Alabama