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Welcome to Pomar ...

So far, we found very little information about Pomar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pomar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pomar, please Contact Us.

Pomar would have been located within present day Santa Clara County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pomar is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pomar was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Pomar ...

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

  • San Jose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <4>
  • Sunnyvale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Clara
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Milpitas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cupertino
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gilroy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
    • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <4>
  • Morgan Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Saratoga
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pomar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pomar - 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.