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Pearl City, Texas

Coordinates: 29°18′52″N 97°14′38″W / 29.31444°N 97.24389°W / 29.31444; -97.24389
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Pearl City, Texas
Pearl City is located in Texas
Pearl City
Pearl City
Location within the state of Texas
Pearl City is located in the United States
Pearl City
Pearl City
Pearl City (the United States)
Coordinates: 29°18′52″N 97°14′38″W / 29.31444°N 97.24389°W / 29.31444; -97.24389
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDeWitt
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Pearl City is a small unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of State Highway 111 and Farm to Market Road 951, just west of Yoakum and 191 miles west of Houston.

History

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The community was named after the Pearl Brewing Company's Pearl beer.[1]

A rural road with the Pearl City sign in the foreground. A few small buildings are barely visible in the distance.
Panoramic photo of Pearl City

References

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  1. ^ Pearl City, Texas Handbook of Texas Online. 6 June 2001. Accessed on 24 November 2008.
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