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Welcome to Pearch ...

Pearch is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Pearch is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pearch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Pearch ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bedford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buena Vista
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Amherst
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glasgow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pedlar Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
  • Lavino Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
  • Woodbine Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
  • Pleasant View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Winesap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Winesap is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearch ...

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

Adding Pearch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pearch 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 (so far) for Pearch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pearch post office opened in 1888. The Pearch post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearch.

Footnotes ...

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