Pilgrim is located in Gonzales County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilgrim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Pilgrim is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pilgrim lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Pilgrim: 830
Communities Also Named Pilgrim ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Pilgrim: This one is located in Gonzales County and the other is located in Anderson County.
Beyond Texas, there are 8 communities that are also named Pilgrim - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pilgrim.
Communities near Pilgrim ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pilgrim.
- Cuero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gonzales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wrightsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsboro
- Wrightsboro is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrightsboro <3>
- Cheapside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cheapside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
- Westhoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cost
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cost have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
- Bebe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
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 Pilgrim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pilgrim.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pilgrim. 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 Pilgrim.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pilgrim. See our Newspapers Page for Pilgrim.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilgrim ...
Looking for more information about Pilgrim? 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 Pilgrim, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pilgrim.
Adding Pilgrim to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pilgrim 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 for Pilgrim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pilgrim post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilgrim.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilgrim - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |