Pomoma in Howell County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sadie Brown

— Legends & Lore —

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2024

1. Sadie Brown Marker

Inscription. Cemetery named for Rev. S.L. "Sadie" Brown Longtime area residents say life is a journey from "Downtown to Sadie Brown."

Erected 2022 by Missouri Folk Arts Program, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 138.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation Legends & Lore Series series list.

Location. 36° 47.805′ N, 91° 53.8′ W. Marker is in Pomoma, Missouri, in Howell County. It is at the intersection of Missouri Route 14 and U.S. 63, on the right when traveling west on Missouri Route 14. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4750 State Hwy 14, Pomona MO 65789, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Porter Wagoner's Guitar (approx. 2.4 miles away); West Plains (approx. 2.4 miles away); Lincoln School (approx. 4½ miles away); Time Capsule (approx. 5.3 miles away); Civil War Skirmish - 1862 (approx. 5.3 miles away); In Memory of Six Confederate Soldiers (approx. 5.3 miles away); Early West Plains Spring (approx. 5.4 miles away); Mount Zion Lodge Masonic Temple (approx. 5.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Grant supports restoration of African American burial ground. (Submitted on July 17, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Sadie Brown Marker & Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2024

2. Sadie Brown Marker & Cemetery

St. Leger “Sadie” Brown (Sadie L Brown) Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2024

3. St. Leger “Sadie” Brown (Sadie L Brown) Grave Marker

Sadie Brown Cemetery bench. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 12, 2024

4. Sadie Brown Cemetery bench.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 17, 2024, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.