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Tidbits & Trivia

Introduction ...

Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for The Ponderosa.

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in The Ponderosa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to The Ponderosa and the surrounding area.

  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Wake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wake County

Communities Also Named The Ponderosa ...

We found 21 communities that are also named The Ponderosa.

There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named The Ponderosa.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of nineteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Cumberland County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Ponderosa [Cumberland County].
    • Wilson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of The Ponderosa [Wilson County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • The Ponderosa, Mobile County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of The Ponderosa [Mobile County].
    • Arkansas
      • The Ponderosa, Pulaski County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of The Ponderosa [Pulaski County].
    • California
      • The Ponderosa, Tulare County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of The Ponderosa [Tulare County].
    • Florida
      • The Ponderosa, Hillsborough County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of The Ponderosa [Hillsborough County].
    • Georgia
      • The Ponderosa, Fayette County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Ponderosa [Fayette County].
      • The Ponderosa, Fulton County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Ponderosa [Fulton County].
      • The Ponderosa, Toombs County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of The Ponderosa [Toombs County].
    • Kentucky
      • The Ponderosa, Grayson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of The Ponderosa [Grayson County].
    • Maryland
      • The Ponderosa, Montgomery County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of The Ponderosa [Montgomery County].
    • New Mexico
      • The Ponderosa, Bernalillo County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of The Ponderosa [Bernalillo County].
      • The Ponderosa, Sandoval County
      • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of The Ponderosa [Sandoval County].
    • North Dakota
      • The Ponderosa, Burleigh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of The Ponderosa [Burleigh County].
    • South Carolina
      • The Ponderosa, Charleston County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Ponderosa [Charleston County].
      • The Ponderosa, Florence County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Ponderosa [Florence County].
      • The Ponderosa, Greenville County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of The Ponderosa [Greenville County].
    • Tennessee
      • The Ponderosa, Roane County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Ponderosa [Roane County].
      • The Ponderosa, Rutherford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of The Ponderosa [Rutherford County].
    • Virginia
      • The Ponderosa, Mecklenburg County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of The Ponderosa [Mecklenburg County].
    • West Virginia
      • The Ponderosa, Wood County
      • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of The Ponderosa [Wood County].

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that The Ponderosa could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.