Welcome to Ponder ...
Ponder is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Ponder is located in Ripley County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ponder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Ponder is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ponder lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ponder: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Ponder ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ponder - they are located in Georgia, Texas and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ponder.
Communities near Ponder ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ponder.
- Doniphan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Doniphan is located in Ripley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,919 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Maynard
- From Ponder to Maynard
- Grandin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Success
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Datto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Briar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Gatewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Supply
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Supply. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Supply
- From Ponder to Supply
- Warm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warm Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warm Springs
- From Ponder to Warm Springs
- Middlebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middlebrook
- From Ponder to Middlebrook
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 Ponder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ponder.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ponder. 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 Ponder.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ponder. See our Newspapers Page for Ponder.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ponder ...
Looking for more information about Ponder? 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 Ponder, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ponder.
Adding Ponder to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ponder 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 Ponder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ponder post office opened in 1888.
We also found Ponder in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ponder.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ponder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ponder - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Ponder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Ponder area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |