Welcome to Pomfret Landing ...
Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pomfret Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.
A typical abbreviation for Pomfret Landing: Pomfret Lndg. (or less commonly used: Pomfret Lndng.)
Pomfret Landing is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pomfret Landing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Pomfret Landing: (860)
Communities near Pomfret Landing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pomfret Landing.
- Coventry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Burrillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Southbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Charlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Pomfret Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pomfret Landing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pomfret Landing. 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 Pomfret Landing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pomfret Landing. See our Newspapers Page for Pomfret Landing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pomfret Landing ...
Looking for more information about Pomfret Landing? 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 Pomfret Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pomfret Landing.
Adding Pomfret Landing to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pomfret Landing 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 Pomfret Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pomfret Landing post office opened in 1827.
We also found Pomfret Landing in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomfret Landing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pomfret Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pomfret Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |