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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pocahontas. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Pocahontas.<1>
We found mention of Pocahontas as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Communities Also Named Pocahontas ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Pocahontas.
There are two communities within Virginia that are also named Pocahontas.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Virginia ...
- Petersburg City
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pocahontas [Petersburg City].
- Tazewell County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Pocahontas [Tazewell County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Pocahontas [Walker County].
- Alberta
- Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Pocahontas.
- Arkansas
- Randolph County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Pocahontas [Randolph County].
- Illinois
- Bond County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Pocahontas [Bond County].
- Iowa
- Pocahontas County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Pocahontas [Pocahontas County].
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pocahontas [Hinds County].
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Pocahontas [Cape Girardeau County].
- Oregon
- Baker County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Pocahontas [Baker County].
- Pennsylvania
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pocahontas [Somerset County].
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pocahontas [Coffee County].
- Hardeman County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Pocahontas [Hardeman County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pocahontas ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pocahontas:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Pocahontas - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned
More Orphans in Chesterfield County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Chesterfield County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |