Pocahontas, VA

Pocahontas Map

Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, named for the Algonquian Indian woman Pocahontas. The population was 441 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578. Pocahontas was the location of the start of this region's coal boom with a spur line that launched the Norfolk and Western Railroad (now Norfolk Southern) into national prominence during the 1880s. The large two-state coal region bears the town's name. Pocahontas was also the birthplace of jazz pianist Teddy Weatherford.

Pocahontas, Virginia, a different location outside of Tazewell County, was added to Petersburg, Virginia in 1785.

Pocahontas is located at 37°18?18?N 81°20?23?W / 37.304997°N 81.339802°W / 37.304997; -81.339802 (37.304997, -81.339802).

Nearby cities include Gary, Kimball, Princeton, Welch, Tazewell.