Welcome to Pledger ...

Pledger is located on the Gulf Coast.

Pledger is located in Matagorda County<1>.

The location of Pledger has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pledger, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Pledger is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Pledger: (979)

The ZIP code for Pledger: 77468<4>

Communities Also Named Pledger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Pledger: This one is located in Matagorda County and the other is located in Fisher County.

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

Communities near Pledger ...

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

• Bay City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Matagorda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
• Wharton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
  • Wharton is located in Wharton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <5>
• West Columbia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <5>
• Sweeny
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
  • Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <5>
• Needville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
  • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <5>
• Fairchilds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairchilds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
  • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
• Kendleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
  • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <5>
• Newgulf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgulf
  • Newgulf is located in Wharton County
  • Newgulf has also been known as:
  • New Gulf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newgulf <5>
• Danciger
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danciger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danciger
  • Danciger is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danciger <5>
• Boling
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
  • Boling is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pledger ...

Looking for more information about Pledger? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pledger, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pledger.

Adding Pledger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pledger 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 Pledger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pledger post office opened in 1880.

We also found Pledger in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pledger.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pledger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/