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Welcome to Pocohontas Crossing ...

Pocohontas Crossing is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Pocohontas Crossing is located in Howell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pocohontas Crossing: Pocohontas Xing.

Pocohontas Crossing is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pocohontas Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pocohontas Crossing: 417

Communities near Pocohontas Crossing ...

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

  • West Plains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Thayer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mammoth Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Koshkonong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Chapin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chapin is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Cottbus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cottbus is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
  • Thomasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Cornertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cornertown is located in Fulton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
  • Cornertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cornertown is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown

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 Pocohontas Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocohontas Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pocohontas Crossing. 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 Pocohontas Crossing.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocohontas Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Pocohontas Crossing? 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 Pocohontas Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pocohontas Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Howell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pocohontas Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.