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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pocahontas (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pocahontas. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).

Below are the counties that are near Pocahontas. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pocahontas:

  • Tazewell County     (The home county of Pocahontas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Yards
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Falls Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boissevain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Clair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bluefield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbs Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawver Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wittens Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
    • Bishop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bishop
      • From Pocahontas to Bishop
    • Five Oaks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
      • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
    • Shraders
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shraders. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
      • Shraders is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shraders
      • From Pocahontas to Shraders
    • Adria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
      • Adria is located in Tazewell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adria
      • From Pocahontas to Adria
  • Bland County
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Bearwallow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Peapatch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peapatch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
      • Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peapatch
      • From Pocahontas to Peapatch
    • Height
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Height. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
      • Height is located in Buchanan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Height
      • From Pocahontas to Height
    • Jackson Flats
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Paynesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Glen Lyn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Lyn
      • From Pocahontas to Glen Lyn
    • Shumate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
      • Shumate is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumate
      • From Pocahontas to Shumate
    • Lurich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lurich
      • From Pocahontas to Lurich
    • Rich Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Narrows
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <2>
    • Thessalia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
      • Thessalia is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thessalia
      • From Pocahontas to Thessalia
  • Smyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Ellendale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Smyth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellendale
      • From Pocahontas to Ellendale
    • Atkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wythe County
  • Logan County (WV)
  • McDowell County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Anawalt
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anawalt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
      • Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Elkhorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kyle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Kyle is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kyle
      • From Pocahontas to Kyle
    • Keystone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
      • Keystone is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone <2>
    • Northfork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
      • Northfork is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
    • Thorpe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Four
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
    • Bishop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bishop
      • From Pocahontas to Bishop
    • Newhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Welch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • War
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
      • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Mercer County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Nemours
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Coopers
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Yards
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Bramwell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Flipping
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flipping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
      • Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flipping
      • From Pocahontas to Flipping
    • Montcalm
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montcalm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
      • Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Bluefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Littlesburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Weyanoke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Matoaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
      • Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Edison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Monroe County (WV)
  • Raleigh County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Rhodell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
      • Rhodell is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Eastgulf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Helen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Princewick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Coal City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Raleigh County (WV)
    • Slab Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Stotesbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stotesbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Stotesbury is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stotesbury
      • From Pocahontas to Stotesbury
    • Sophia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
      • Sophia is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
    • Sullivan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sullivan
      • From Pocahontas to Sullivan
    • Glen White
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Lester is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
    • Pemberton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pemberton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
      • Pemberton is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pemberton
      • From Pocahontas to Pemberton
    • Crab Orchard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
      • Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <2>
  • Summers County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.
    • Pipestem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercers Saltworks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
      • Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County (WV)
    • True
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to True
      • From Pocahontas to True
  • Wyoming County (WV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pocahontas, see our County-by-County Page for Pocahontas.

Cemeteries Near Pocahontas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pocahontas.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pocahontas covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.

  • Bryant Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pocahontas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pocahontas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pocahontas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mohawk Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mohawk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mohawk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Witten Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Music Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Music Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Music Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Isaac Bell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coopers Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pocahontas had a population of 2,953 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pocahontas had a population of 348 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pocahontas, with the one closest to Pocahontas listed first.

  • Coopers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Falls Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbs Valley ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbs Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
    • Abbs Valley is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Freeman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bramwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Coaldale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaldale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
    • Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Maybeury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybeury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybeury
    • Maybeury is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybeury <2>
  • Saint Clair
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Flipping
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flipping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
    • Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flipping
    • From Pocahontas to Flipping
  • Switchback
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switchback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switchback
    • Switchback is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Duhring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duhring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhring
    • Duhring is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Ennis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
    • Ennis is located in McDowell County (WV)
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    • Bailey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Tazewell County
    • Bluefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Elkhorn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pocahontas. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pocahontas.

Newspapers Published in Pocahontas ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocahontas.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pocahontas, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pocahontas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pocahontas:

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pocahontas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pocahontas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pocahontas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3060, Longitude: -81.3394    









 

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