Pomona, Missouri

Pomona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howell County, Missouri, United States.[3] It is located midway between Willow Springs and West Plains. As of the 2010 census, Pomona had a population of 511.[1]

Pomona, Missouri
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 36°52′2″N 91°54′51″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Howell
Area [1]
• Total	3.57 sq mi (9.25 km^2)
• Land	3.57 sq mi (9.24 km^2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation	1,250 ft (380 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	511
• Density	143/sq mi (55.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	417
FIPS code	29-58934[1]
GNIS feature ID	0751693[2]

A post office called Pomona has been in operation since 1895.[4] The community was named for Pomona,[5] the Roman goddess of fruit trees; this area was a major producer of apples.[6]

References

1. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Pomona CDP, Missouri". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomona, Missouri
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomona, Missouri
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 176.
6. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)