Welcome to Pearl ...
So far, we found very little information about Pearl. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pearl to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pearl, please Contact Us.
Pearl would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
From Place Names in Colorado,<3> the origin of Pearl is described as "Named in honor of Pearl Burnett, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Burnett."
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pearl is 8,400 feet [2,560 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Pearl is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Pearl was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Pearl would have been located in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Pearl ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Pearl: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Larimer County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 29 communities that are also named Pearl - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearl.
Communities near Pearl ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pearl.
- Grand Encampment
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Encampment came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
- Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County (WY)
- Encampment
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
- Encampment is located in Carbon County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <6>
- Cowdrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowdrey
- Cowdrey is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowdrey <6>
- Northgate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Higho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Kings Canyon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Canyon
- Kings Canyon is located in Jackson County
- Brownlee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
- Brownlee is located in Jackson County
- Keystone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Carbon County (WY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
- Foxpark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pearl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pearl.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pearl. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearl.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearl. See our Newspapers Page for Pearl.
Adding Pearl to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pearl in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pearl was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Pearl post office opened in 1889.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearl.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pearl, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |