Welcome to Pocket ...Pocket is located in Lee County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocket, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Pocket is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Pocket lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Pocket: 276 Communities Also Named Pocket ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pocket - it's located in North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pocket. Communities near Pocket ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pocket.
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 Pocket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocket. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pocket. 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 Pocket. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocket. See our Newspapers Page for Pocket. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocket ...Looking for more information about Pocket? 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 Pocket, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pocket. Adding Pocket to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Pocket 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 Pocket was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocket. Footnotes ...
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