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Welcome to Pondfork ...

Pondfork is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Pondfork is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pondfork, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Pondfork is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pondfork: 417

Communities near Pondfork ...

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

  • Ava
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <3>
  • Gainesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Taneyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
    • Taneyville is located in Taney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Theodosia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
    • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Bradleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
    • Bradleyville is located in Taney County
  • Sundown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
    • Sundown is located in Ozark County
  • Foil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
    • Foil is located in Ozark County
  • Summit City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Summit City is located in Ozark County
  • McClurg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClurg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
    • McClurg is located in Taney County
  • Noble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Ozark County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pondfork ...

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

Adding Pondfork to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pondfork post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pondfork.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pondfork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/