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Welcome to Pheasant ...

Pheasant is located on the Gulf Coast.

Pheasant is located in Matagorda County<1>.

Pheasant is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Pheasant ...

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

  • Bay City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Palacios
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • La Ward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Blessing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Collegeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Francitas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Midfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Markham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pheasant ...

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

Adding Pheasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pheasant 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 Pheasant was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pheasant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Matagorda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pheasant - 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.