City of Pomeroy Garfield County, Washington
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Information
General information on City of Pomeroy
- Feature Type: Incorporated
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for City of Pomeroy
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| City of Pomeroy | Official |
| Pomeroy | Official |
Origin Notes and History of City of Pomeroy
References to City of Pomeroy that document the origin of its place name
POMEROY, county seat of Garfield County. Joseph M. Pomeroy, born in Ashtabula, Ohio, on March 20, 1830, migrated to Illinois in 1850, to Oregon in 1852 and to Washington in 1863. He had charge of a stage station and ranch at what is now Dayton, and on December 8, 1864, purchased from Walter Sunderland the ranch on which he platted the town of Pomeroy on. May 28, 1878. (History of Southeastern Washington, pages 500-501, 533.)
Garfield County
- Central Ferry
- Chard
- Dodge
- Gould City
- Houser
- Illia
- Kirby
- Mayview
- Mentor
- Pataha
- Peola
- Ping
- City of Pomeroy
- Rose Springs
- Stentz Spring
- Unfried (historical)
- Zumwalt
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Last updated: 2017-02-05