Welcome to Powhatan ...

So far, we found very little information about Powhatan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Powhatan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Powhatan - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Powhatan, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Powhatan , we believe that it would have been located within present day Richmond County<2>.

The pronunciation of Powhatan: POW-hah-tan<3>

Time Zone: The area where Powhatan was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Powhatan would have been located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Powhatan ...

While we believe that this Powhatan is located in Richmond County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Powhatan. Those communities are located in the following counties: Campbell and Powhatan County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 10 communities that are also named Powhatan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia (2).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richmond County: www.co.richmond.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Powhatan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Richmond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Powhatan. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.