Welcome to Pearson ...
Pearson is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
Pearson is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pearson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pearson: 405 & 572<3>
Communities Also Named Pearson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Pearson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Maryland, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearson.
Communities near Pearson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pearson.
- Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
- Seminole
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Seminole is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <4>
- Bethel Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Garvin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
- Konawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
- Konawa is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <4>
- Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
- Earlsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlsboro
- Earlsboro is located in Pottawatomie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlsboro <4>
- Tribbey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Pearson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pearson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pearson. 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 Pearson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearson. See our Newspapers Page for Pearson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearson ...
Looking for more information about Pearson? 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 Pearson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pearson.
Adding Pearson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pearson 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 Pearson was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Pearson in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Pearson post office opened in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pearson - 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 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Pearson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Pearson 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/ |