Welcome to Pearl ...
Pearl is located in Gem County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearl, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Pearl is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pearl is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Pearl lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pearl: 208 & 986<3>
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), 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.
- Boise City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Meridian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
- Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Ada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <4>
- Placerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Montour is located in Gem County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montour
- From Pearl to Montour
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.<7>
From that list, the Pearl post office opened in 1895.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearl.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Gem, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Pearl area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Pearl area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |