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Welcome to Pomins ...

Pomins is located in El Dorado County<1>.

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.<2> In other words, the altitude 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

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)
  • Truckee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tahoe City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • 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)
  • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pomins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/