Welcome to Pocahontas ...

The location of Pocahontas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

Pocahontas is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Pocahontas lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pocahontas is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Pocahontas ...

While we believe that this Pocahontas is located in , we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Pocahontas. Those communities are located in the following : Chesterfield and Tazewell County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 13 communities that are also named Pocahontas - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pocahontas.

Communities near Pocahontas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pocahontas.

• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
• Stony Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <3>
• Maitland Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Matoaca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
  • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
• Addison
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Screamersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
  • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bermuda Hundred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
  • Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
• Meadowville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
• Chesterfield Court House
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
  • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pocahontas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocahontas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pocahontas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocahontas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocahontas. See our Newspapers Page for Pocahontas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocahontas ...

Looking for more information about Pocahontas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pocahontas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pocahontas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocahontas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/