Pomona, Illinois

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cape Girardeau (MO). It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southwest of Pomona and has a population of 35,349 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Carbondale. It lies just northeast of Pomona and has a population of 20,681 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Benton	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carterville	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Chester	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	7,835	51.11% increase
	Du Quoin	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Harrisburg	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Metropolis	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	Murphysboro	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	Pinckneyville	N	31 mi [49.89 km]	5,384	1.46% decrease
	West Frankfort	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	8,190	---
	Charleston (MO)	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,111	8.01% increase
	Jackson (MO)	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	13,744	15.04% increase
	Perryville (MO)	W	30 mi [48.28 km]	8,172	6.59% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alto Pass	S	3 mi [4.83 km]	382	1.55% decrease
	Bush	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	261	1.56% increase
	Cambria	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,336	0.45% increase
	Cobden	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,098	1.61% decrease
	Colp	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	227	1.34% increase
	Crainville	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,353	36.39% increase
	De Soto	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,559	5.69% decrease
	Gorham	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	245	4.3% decrease
	Grand Tower	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	579	7.21% decrease
	Hurst	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	787	2.24% decrease
	Jonesboro	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,818	1.89% decrease
	Makanda	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	408	2.63% decrease
	Vergennes	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	321	34.62% decrease
	Altenburg (MO)	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	312	0.97% increase
	Frohna (MO)	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	202	5.21% increase

Jackson County

Pomona is located in Jackson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson: Perry, Franklin, Williamson, Union, Perry (MO) and Randolph.

While not sharing a border with Jackson, the following counties are close to Pomona: Cape Girardeau (MO), Johnson and Alexander.

Below are counties that are near Pomona (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Pomona:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Pomona
	Alexander County	S	Elco	22 miles [35 km]
	Franklin County	NE	Royalton	21 miles [33 km]
	Jefferson County	NE	Emerson City	38 miles [61 km]
	Johnson County	SE	Elvira	19 miles [30 km]
	Massac County	SE	Boaz	33 miles [53 km]
	Perry County	N	Matthews	23 miles [37 km]
	Pope County	E	Abbot	35 miles [56 km]
	Pulaski County	SE	Wetaug	22 miles [35 km]
	Randolph County	NW	Rockwood	24 miles [38 km]
	Saline County	E	Delta	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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