Pomaria, South Carolina
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Pomaria census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29126. It stands on Mud Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pomaria quadrangle. 127 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
On record in Pomaria
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 5 records
Folk-Holloway Houselisted 1992
Hatton Houselisted 1990
Hope Rosenwald Schoollisted 2007
Pomarialisted 1979
St. John's Lutheran Churchlisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresPomaria fell from 179 to 127 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 179 | |
| 2020 | 127 | -52 (-29%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1904 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Pomaria quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Newberry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Pomaria between 1992 and 2019, burning about 192 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Pomaria: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pyrophyllite, Kyanite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mountain Kyn Occurrence | Pyrophyllite, Kyanite | Unknown | Pyrophyllite, Kyanite | |
| Unnamed Granite Quarry | Granite, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic |
Storms near this place
27 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pomaria in 27 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Pomaria | $250,000 | Highway 176 bridge across Cannons Creek damaged and partially collapsed due to flood waters. |
| November 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Pomaria | $16,000 | An F1 tornado blew down an 80 ft long farm shed, took down many trees, and did minor damage to a couple of homes. The path ran from Central School rd (SC hwy 320), across SC hwy 202 to SC hwy 514. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | $4,000 | Sheriff reported several trees down in the Pomaria area. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | $4,000 | SKYWARN spotters reported trees down in Pomeria. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | $3,000 | A few trees were downed in Pomaria. Some power outages were reported. Time estimated. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | $2,000 | Electic company reported a couple of trees down on New Hope road. |
| November 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Newberry Dispatch reported trees down blocking road near the intersection of Peak Rd and Gateway Dr, which knocked down powerlines. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Pomaria | - | Newberry County EM reported US-176 closed due to Flash Flooding. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | SC Highway Patrol reported a tree down in the roadway and blocking the road at Hwy 176 and New Hope Rd near Pomaria. Time estimated. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Newberry Co dispatch reported numerous trees down in Pomaria and vicinity. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | SC Highway Patrol reported trees down at the intersection of SC Highway 176 and SC Highway 202. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Multiple trees and power lines were down and several homes damaged in the vicinity of Pomaria Garmany Elementary School. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Numerous trees downed in the Pomaria area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Highway Patrol reported trees down at SC 773 and U.S. 176 near Pomaria. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Public reported trees down n Pomeria. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Sheriff reported a couple of trees down across hwy 773 and Jollystreet road. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Sheriff reported trees down Holy Trinity Church road and Parr road, which is near Broad River Road. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pomaria | - | Visitor to office reported nickel size hail at her home southwest of Pomeria. |
| November 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | SKYWARN spotter reported a couple of trees down in Pomeria. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Shieriff reported trees down on powerlines. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | SKYWARN spotter reported some trees and powerlines down in Pomeria. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Highway dept. reported trees down east of Pomaria. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Sheriff reported trees down in Pomaria and Peak. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Pomaria | - | Dreher Is. State Park reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Sheriff reported tress down on hwy 34. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomaria | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| January 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Pomaria | - | Tornado touched down and sheared off two trees. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kibler | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hayne (historical) | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Taylors Crossroads | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bachman Chapel | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Little Mountain | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Slighs | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sondleys (historical) | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Phillips | 5.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Pomaria | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2681995 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1250208. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







