Pearl City, Texas Explained

Pearl City, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Pearl City
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Texas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:DeWitt
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:29.3144°N -97.2439°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Pearl City is a small unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Highway 111 and Farm to Market Road 951, just west of Yoakum and 191 miles west of Houston.

History

The community was named after the Pearl Brewing Company's Pearl beer.[1]

References

  1. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrp17 Pearl City, Texas

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