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Do you know of Pearson ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pearson. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Pearson.

We found mention of Pearson as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Randolph County, West Virginia.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Communities Also Named Pearson ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Pearson.

Within West Virginia, the name Pearson is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pearson [Tuscaloosa County].
    • Arkansas
      • Cleburne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pearson [Cleburne County].
      • Union County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pearson [Union County].
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Pearson [San Joaquin County].
      • Yuba County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Pearson [Yuba County].
    • Georgia
      • Atkinson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pearson [Atkinson County].
      • Coffee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pearson [Coffee County].
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Pearson [Shoshone County].
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Pearson [Saint Mary's County].
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pearson [Rankin County].
    • New Mexico
      • Roosevelt County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Pearson [Roosevelt County].
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Pearson [Burke County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Pottawatomie County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Pearson [Pottawatomie County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Pearson.
    • South Carolina
      • Marlboro County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Pearson [Marlboro County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pearson [Bledsoe County].
    • Texas
      • Medina County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Pearson [Medina County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Pearson [Salt Lake County].
    • Washington
      • Kitsap County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Pearson [Kitsap County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Bayfield County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pearson [Bayfield County].
      • Langlade County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pearson [Langlade County].
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Pearson [Natrona County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pearson ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pearson:

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Pearson.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 54/62500   (Place Name: Pearson)

County: Randolph     (FIPS State/County: 54/083)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Pearson) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Randolph County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Randolph County.

Aggregate 
 Mingo Flat
Beech Run JunctionMorribell
Black Run 
BosworthNewton
  
Cheat BridgeOrlena
Coonts 
CorcoranPingley
CrickardPoe Run
 Point Mountain
Day's Mills 
 Rich Mountain
FillmoreRoaring Creek
  
GlenwynScotts
Golden RidgeStar
 Stringtown
Hickory Lick 
HomewoodTexel
 Tunnel
Kight 
 Valley Bend
Lick 
LinanWood
Long 

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Pearson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.









 

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