Welcome to Pomo ...
Pomo is located in Mendocino County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Pomo lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pomo: 707 & 369<3>
Communities near Pomo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pomo.
- Ukiah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
- 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)
- Hemlock Ranch is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Ranch
- 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)
- The Forks is located in Mendocino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
- Witter Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Witter Springs is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter Springs
- Saratoga Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga Springs is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
- 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 (so far) for Pomo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pomo post office opened in 1870. The Pomo post office closed in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomo.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Pomo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Pomo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Pomo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |