Pomona, Texas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Jacksonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75766. The Survey maps it on the Mount Selman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1946 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Bullard quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1973 USGS Mount Selman quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tyler quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
469 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 469 fires within 5 miles of Pomona between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,263 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 15 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 293 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 7127 |
| 8 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 435 FM 2064 |
| 7 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1/16 ACRE FIRE |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | COUNTRY CLUB |
| 30 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | 7132 |
| 30 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | NELSON |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | HENDERSON - 119 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pomona: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Selman | Iron | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pomona in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Pomona | - | Golf ball size hail reported just north of Jacksonville. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Pomona | - | Hen egg size hail reported on County Road 4120 just northwest of Jacksonville. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | - | NWS survey confirmed straight-line wind damage produced by a supercell thunderstorm on the northwest side of Jacksonville. Winds were estimated between 70 to 90 mph in a swath of over 2000 yards wide and around 2.5 miles long. Most of the direct damage was to trees, although one heavily damaged metal building system garnered a peak wind gust estimated at 96 mph. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Pomona | - | High water covered numerous streets in Jacksonville. Several roads were barricaded and closed due to flooding. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Pomona | - | Flooding was reported at the intersection of Canada and Beaumont Street, the 3000 block of North Jackson Street, and the 1200 block of West Rusk Street in Jacksonville. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | - | Trees were downed on FM. 177 in the Mount Selman community. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pomona | - | Numerous trees were downed across the northern part of the county. Some accidents were caused by trees in the roadways. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Hill | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lake View | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Jacksonville | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Cove Springs | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Tecula | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Mittie | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Larissa | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Selman | 3.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378894. 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.






