Pomona, MO

Pomona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Howell County, Missouri, United States. The 2010 census counted 511 residents. Pomona is located midway between Willow Springs and West Plains. A post office called Pomona has been in operation since 1895. The through line in Pomona is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Pomona makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The community was named for Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit trees; this area was a major producer of apples.