Pocahontas, Virginia | |
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 Pocahontas, Virginia Post Office | |
 Location of Pocahontas, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′18″N 81°20′23″W / 37.30500°N 81.33972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Tazewell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Gibson[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.58 sq mi (1.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,330 ft (710 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 389 |
| • Estimate (2019)[4] | 353 |
| • Density | 619.30/sq mi (239.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24635 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-63288[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1493440[3] |
| Website | http://pocahontasva.org |
Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was named for Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, who lived in the 17th-century Jamestown Settlement. The town was founded as a company mining town by the Southwest Virginia Improvement Company in 1881. It was the first company mining town in Virginia.[6] The post office opened on June 30, 1882.[7]
Its population was 269 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 106,363.[8]
- ^ "Message from the Mayor".
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pocahontas, Virginia
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- ^ Lee, Anne Carter (June 18, 2018). "Pocahontas". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. Chicago, Illinois: Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971". Ancestry.com U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971. The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-September 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 135. 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Bluefield (Micropolitan Statistical Area, Metropolitan Areas, USA) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved October 23, 2022.