Welcome to Pocahontas ...The town of Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocahontas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Pocahontas has a population of 107 people<2> (see below for details). Pocahontas is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Pocahontas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Pocahontas: 573 & 235<4> The ZIP code for Pocahontas: 63779<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pocahontas had an population of 107 people. This is a decrease of 6.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.75% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Pocahontas had a population of 114 people. This makes Pocahontas the county's 8th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 114 people, the population of Pocahontas decreased 10.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 127 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Pocahontas. Communities Also Named Pocahontas ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Pocahontas - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2) and Virginia (3). 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Pocahontas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pocahontas. Adding Pocahontas to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pocahontas in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pocahontas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocahontas. Footnotes ...
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