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
Area Codes for Pomfret Landing: 860 & 959<3>
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)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webster
- From Pomfret Landing to Webster
- Burrillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Southbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Charlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
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 (so far) 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. The Pomfret Landing post office closed in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomfret Landing.
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> | 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 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Pomfret Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Pomfret Landing 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/ |