Pearl, Texas

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Pearl, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Pearl
Coordinates: 31°24′37″N97°2′6″W / 31.41028°N 97.03500°W / 31.41028; -97.03500
Country United States
State Texas
County Coryell
Elevation
1,221 ft (372 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 254
GNIS feature ID1380335 [1]

Pearl is an unincorporated community in Coryell County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 125 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood metropolitan area.

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History

Pearl hosts a Bluegrass festival at its community center the first Saturday of every month except September, in which it is the second Saturday. [2]

Geography

Pearl is located 22 mi (35 km) west of Gatesville, 60 mi (97 km) west of Waco, and 30 mi (48 km) northeast of Lampasas in northwestern Coryell County. [2]

Education

The community had one school, was turned into a community center after its district was absorbed into the Evant Independent School District in 1958. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pearl, Texas
  2. 1 2 "Pearl, Texas". Texas Escapes. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Violet. "Pearl, TX (Coryell County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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