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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
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:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Pomona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Mount Selman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Reese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Gould
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Turney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Cuney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bullard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Blackjack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Todd City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Frankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Herring
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Fosterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Jarvis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Brushy Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Kossuth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Wells Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Elmtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elmtown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Coffee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Poynor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moore Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Chandler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- LaRue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leagueville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Brownsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Dextra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Sacul
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Big Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- New Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Price
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selman City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Joinerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Overton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Friars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friars is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars
- Laneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Teaselville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Whitehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Omen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Sinclair City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Noonday
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Arp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Wright City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
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.
- Grimes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Jacksonville.
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tecula Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larissa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mount Selman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <3>
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Killough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Miles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renfro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pomona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pomona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pomona, with the one closest to Pomona listed first.
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Selman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Mixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Bullard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Troup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Neches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Omen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Fincastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
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 64 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Henderson County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |