Pearson | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated |
Pushpin Map: | USA Texas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Medina |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1912 |
Founder: | Charles F. C. Ladd |
Named For: | Frederick Stark Pearson |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Elevation Ft: | 820 |
Timezone Link: | Central Time Zone |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -06:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -05:00 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1380337 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 78016 |
Geocode: | geohash.org/9v1ww09mt |
Pearson, named for Frederick Stark Pearson, is an unincorporated community in Medina County, Texas, United States. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pearson was established in 1912 by the San Antonio Suburban Irrigation Company as a stop on the Southern Pacific Railroad. The community lies approximately seven miles west of LaCoste on FM 471 South and before the Noonan Switch and Natalia. It was formerly the site of a shop, a machinery and material yard, and a house for a caretaker.