Pomona, Virginia
Pomona is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the Northern Neck of Virginia. The area was likely named Pomona after the largest of the Orkney Islands by John Shropshire, a Scottish immigrant, who purchased the land in 1736.[1] Another Scot, the (who tutored John Marshall and James Monroe as boys at his parish school[2]) purchased the property in 1761, and a large Federal style house, also named Pomona, stands there today.[3]
References[]
- ^ Presnall, Clifford C. notes on place names in Westmoreland County.
- ^ Norris, Jr., Walter Biscoe, ed. (1983). Westmoreland County, Virginia: 1653 - 1983 (Fourth Edition, 2008 ed.). Marceline, Missouri: Walsworth Publishing Co. p. 506.
- ^ Eubank, H. Ragland (1934). The Authentic Guide Book of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia. Colonial Beach. p. 13.
Municipalities and communities of Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Towns |  | |
| Unincorporated communities |
| |
| ||
Coordinates: 38°13′33″N 77°01′38″W / 38.225847°N 77.027346°W
 | This Westmoreland County, Virginia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Westmoreland County, Virginia geography stubs