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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.

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 (so far) 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 1895. The Pearl post office closed in 1929.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/