Welcome to Pomins ...

Pomins is located in El Dorado County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pomins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Pomins is 6,250 feet [1,905 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pomins is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Pomins: (530)

Websites for Pomins ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pomins, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pomins ...

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

• South Lake Tahoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <4>
• Truckee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
  • Truckee is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <4>
• Tahoe City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe City
  • Tahoe City is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoe City <4>
• Dollar Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
  • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
• Lake Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
• Lincoln Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Glenbrook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Glenbrook is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenbrook <4>
• Skyland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Zephyr Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr Cove
  • Zephyr Cove is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyr Cove <4>
• Al Tahoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Al Tahoe
  • Al Tahoe is located in El Dorado County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pomins ...

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

Adding Pomins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pomins 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 Pomins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pomins post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

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