Welcome to Pontoria ...

Pontoria is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pontoria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Pontoria is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pontoria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Pontoria: (218)

Communities near Pontoria ...

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

• Breezy Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <4>
• Crosslake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
  • Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <4>
• Pequot Lakes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
• Pine River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Pine River is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <4>
• Walker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Emily
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <4>
• Jenkins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
• Fifty Lakes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
  • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <4>
• Hackensack
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <4>
• Backus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
  • Backus is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pontoria ...

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

Adding Pontoria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pontoria post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pontoria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/