Welcome to Pearl ...

Pearl is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Pearl is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Pearl has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearl, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Pearl is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pearl lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pearl is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Pearl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Pearl - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), 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.

• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Republic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Bolivar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Battlefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Willard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Fair Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <4>
• Ash Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>
• Walnut Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Pleasant Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
• Morrisville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearl ...

Looking for more information about Pearl? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pearl, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Pearl post office opened in 1886.

We also found Pearl in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearl. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/