Welcome to Pocahontas ...

Pocahontas is located in Hardeman County<1>.

The location of Pocahontas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocahontas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Pocahontas is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pocahontas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pocahontas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Pocahontas: This one is located in Hardeman County and the other is located in Coffee County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 13 communities that are also named Pocahontas - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pocahontas.

Communities near Pocahontas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pocahontas.

• Corinth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Corinth is located in Alcorn County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <4>
• Bolivar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Selmer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
  • Selmer is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <4>
• Walnut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Tippah County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <4>
• Bethel Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
  • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <4>
• Eastview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
  • Eastview is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
• Middleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Middleton is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <4>
• Falkner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
  • Falkner is located in Tippah County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkner <4>
• Guys
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
  • Guys is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• Ramer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
  • Ramer is located in McNairy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <4>

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 Pocahontas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocahontas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pocahontas. 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 Pocahontas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocahontas. See our Newspapers Page for Pocahontas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocahontas ...

Looking for more information about Pocahontas? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pocahontas, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pocahontas.

Adding Pocahontas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pocahontas 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 for Pocahontas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pocahontas post office opened in 1858.

We also found Pocahontas in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocahontas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/