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Welcome to Pelican ...

Pelican is located on the Gulf Coast.

Pelican is located in Liberty County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelican, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Pelican is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pelican lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pelican ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pelican - they are located in Alaska, Alberta, Louisiana, Ontario and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pelican.

Communities near Pelican ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pelican.

  • Cleveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Splendora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Patton Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
  • Roman Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
  • Woodbranch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Cut and Shoot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Coldspring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Plum Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Goodrich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Pelican. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pelican.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pelican. 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 Pelican.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pelican. See our Newspapers Page for Pelican.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelican ...

Looking for more information about Pelican? 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 Pelican, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pelican.

Adding Pelican to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pelican in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pelican was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pelican post office opened in 1896. The Pelican post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelican.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pelican - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/