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Welcome to Pomo ...

Pomo is located in Mendocino County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pomo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Pomo is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pomo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pomo is within the (707) area code.

Communities near Pomo ...

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

  • Ukiah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
    • Ukiah has also been known as:
    • Ukiah City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <4>
  • Willits
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hemlock Ranch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemlock Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
    • Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
    • Hemlock Ranch has also been known as:
    • Hemlock
  • Redwood Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calpella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The Forks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
  • Witter Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witter Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Springs
    • Witter Springs is located in Lake County
  • Saratoga Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Saratoga Springs is located in Lake County
  • Talmage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Upper Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pomo ...

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

Adding Pomo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pomo post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomo.

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

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mendocino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pomo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/









 

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