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Welcome to Pomona ...Pomona is located in Westmoreland County<1>. The location of Pomona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Pomona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. When the people of Pomona refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pomonian<3> Pomona is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Pomona lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Pomona lies within the (804) area code. Communities Also Named Pomona ...While we believe that this Pomona is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Pomona. Those communities are located in the following counties: Loudoun and Shenandoah County. Beyond Virginia, there are 21 communities that are also named Pomona - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Washington (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pomona. Communities near Pomona ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pomona.
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 Pomona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pomona. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pomona. 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 Pomona. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pomona. See our Newspapers Page for Pomona. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pomona ...Looking for more information about Pomona? 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 Pomona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pomona. Adding Pomona to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pomona in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pomona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Pomona. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pomona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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