Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pomona (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pomona. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pomona is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Pomona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pomona:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Pomona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Howard Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Dykes Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Erasmus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Greenbriar Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Lake Tansi Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Todd Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Ninemile
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summer City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Fentress County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Clarkrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Grimsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- Akeman Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Bucklick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Lavender
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Glades
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Nemo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Lancing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Annadel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Wartburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Overton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Obey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Hanging Limb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Beaver Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Monterey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
- Shennon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- White Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
- Jeremiah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Southtown Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Algood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Cookeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Huntland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huntland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
- Bangham Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Roddy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Cumberland Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Glen Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Lakemont Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Cardiff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Postoak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- College Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Emory Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Sweetgum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- Cummingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Laurelburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Clarktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarktown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
- Ravenscroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Cherry Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
- Doyle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Darkey Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Quebeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Drop ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pomona, see our County-by-County Page for Pomona.
Cemeteries Near Pomona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pomona.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pomona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pomona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pomona Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baisley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (664 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowery Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant HIll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pomona had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Howard Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Crossville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Erasmus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
- Lantana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Woody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woody is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Big Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Music ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Winesap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pomona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pomona.
Newspapers Published in Pomona ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pomona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pomona, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pomona.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pomona:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Fentress County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Putnam County
- Rhea County
- Roane County
- Van Buren County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pomona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pomona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |