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Welcome to Pocahontas ...

Pocahontas is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocahontas, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Pocahontas is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pocahontas is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pocahontas: 814 & 582<3>

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, Missouri, Oregon, 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.

  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Frostburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Somerset
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Meyersdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Westernport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Boswell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lonaconing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Carpendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pocahontas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<5>

From that list, the Pocahontas post office opened in 1851. The Pocahontas post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocahontas.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pocahontas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Pocahontas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Pocahontas area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/