Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Pocahontas came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Pocahontas in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pocahontas. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Pocahontas data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Pocahontas:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

We found Pocahontas in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Pocahontas for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Pocahontas. See our Misc Page for Pocahontas for more information.