Welcome to Powhatan ...

Powhatan is located in Johnston County<1>.

The location of Powhatan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powhatan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Powhatan is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Powhatan: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Powhatan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Powhatan - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, Virginia (3) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Powhatan ...

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

• Raleigh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Garner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Clayton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Knightdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
• Smithfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Wendell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Selma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Zebulon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>
• Angier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <5>
• Archer Lodge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powhatan ...

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

Adding Powhatan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powhatan 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 for Powhatan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Powhatan post office opened in 1900.

We also found Powhatan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powhatan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/