Summary for Pearl

Although we found mention of Pearl during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

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Located in: Primarily Bell County (see below). A portion of Pearl extends into Whitley County.

Time Zone: Pearl lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)<2>

Telephone Area Code: (606)

Elevation: 1,450 feet [441.96 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Pearl:

Lat: 36.631500° (or 36°37'53" N)

Lon: -83.946600° (or -83°56'47" W)

USGS Topo Map: Frakes<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Pearl

GNIS ID: 508787

FIPS State / Place Code: 21 / 59754

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pearl)

About Bell County

The community of Pineville is the County Seat for Bell County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Bell)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	26,026 (9.29% decrease since 2010)
2010	28,691 (4.55% decrease since 2000)
2000:	30,060

Total Area:<7> 361.1 sq. miles [935.3 km²]

Housing Units: <8> 13,154

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bell

GNIS ID: 516853

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 013

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pearl)

About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,472,345 (3.06% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,339,367 (7.36% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,041,769

Websites for State of Kentucky

Official Website: https://kentucky.gov/

Tourism: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/

Parks: https://parks.ky.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: https://fw.ky.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID: 1779786

FIPS State: 21

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Pearl)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Pearl and then turned west". While Pearl could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Pearl as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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 Pearl 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. Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Pearl: This one is located in Bell County and the other is located in Bracken County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearl.
<2>	While Pearl is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearl - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Pearl, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Pearl.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Pearl. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).