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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pocahontas (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pocahontas. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pocahontas is located in Pocahontas County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pocahontas County: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Clay, Humboldt, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Sac & Webster.

Below are the counties that are near Pocahontas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pocahontas:

  • Pocahontas County     (The home county of Pocahontas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Havelock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
      • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <2>
    • Rolfe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
      • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <2>
    • Palmer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
    • Plover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
      • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Laurens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fonda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
      • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
    • Varina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
      • Varina is located in Pocahontas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Buena Vista County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Albert City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Marathon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Newell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newell <2>
    • Sioux Rapids
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rembrandt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Truesdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
      • Truesdale is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truesdale <2>
    • Juniata
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
    • Lakeside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
    • Storm Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Casino Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
      • Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Pomeroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
    • Manson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <2>
    • Jolley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County
    • Knierim
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knierim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knierim
      • Knierim is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Rockwell City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lytton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lytton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
      • Lytton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Sherwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Calhoun County
    • Somers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Rands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rands
      • Rands is located in Calhoun County
    • Rinard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rinard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
      • Rinard is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Yetter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
      • Yetter is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Webb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Gillett Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Grove
      • Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Cornell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Clay County
  • Humboldt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Gilmore City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
      • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <2>
    • Bradgate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
      • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Pioneer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Ottosen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottosen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottosen
      • Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Rutland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Bode
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bode
      • Bode is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Humboldt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dakota City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Arnold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Humboldt County
    • Livermore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Humboldt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Kossuth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Whittemore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Irvington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
  • Palo Alto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Mallard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <2>
    • Curlew
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
      • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • West Bend
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
      • West Bend is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bend <2>
    • Rodman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
      • Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Ayrshire
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
      • Ayrshire is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayrshire <2>
    • Cylinder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylinder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylinder
      • Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Emmetsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmetsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmetsburg
      • Emmetsburg is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmetsburg <2>
    • Ruthven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Nemaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
      • Nemaha is located in Sac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sac City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Clare
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
      • Clare is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Barnum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Tara
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
      • Tara is located in Webster County
    • Badger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Moorland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
      • Moorland is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <2>
    • Fort Dodge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pocahontas, see our County-by-County Page for Pocahontas.

Cemeteries Near Pocahontas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocahontas.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pocahontas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.

  • Summit Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Havelock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havelock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havelock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elfsborg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton - Garfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton - Garfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Margarets Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (147 more) ...
    • Powhatan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powhatan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powhatan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pocahontas had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pocahontas had a population of 1,630 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.

  • Havelock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havelock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Havelock is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havelock <2>
  • Rolfe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe
    • Rolfe is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolfe <2>
  • Plover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
    • Plover is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Lizard ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizard
    • Lizard is located in Pocahontas County
  • Gilmore City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore City
    • Gilmore City is located in Humboldt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmore City <2>
  • Laurens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomeroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
    • Pomeroy is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
  • Fonda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
    • Fonda is located in Pocahontas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fonda <2>
  • Bradgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradgate
    • Bradgate is located in Humboldt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Mallard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
    • Mallard is located in Palo Alto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mallard <2>
  • Manson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
    • Manson is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <2>
  • Pioneer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Humboldt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
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    • Curlew
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlew
      • Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jolley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
      • Jolley is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Twin Lakes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Calhoun County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pocahontas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocahontas.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pocahontas ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocahontas.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pocahontas. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pocahontas and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pocahontas.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Pocahontas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pocahontas:

The official website for Pocahontas: www.pocahontasiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Pocahontas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pocahontas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pocahontas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7371, Longitude: -94.6661       In this case, the coordinates for Pocahontas have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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