Pomins, California

Coordinates: 39°04′00″N 120°07′37″W / 39.06667°N 120.12694°W / 39.06667; -120.12694

Pomins
Unincorporated community
Pomins
Pomins

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°04′00″N 120°07′37″W / 39.06667°N 120.12694°W / 39.06667; -120.12694
Country United States
State California
County El Dorado County
Elevation[1] 6,260 ft (1,908 m)

Pomins is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Meeks Bay,[2] at an elevation of 6260 feet (1908 m).[1]

A post office operated at Pomins from 1915 to 1942.[2] The name honors its first postmaster, Frank J. Pomin.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pomins, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 540. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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