Pocahontas, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Pocahontas is located in Mississippi
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Pocahontas is located in the United States
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Coordinates: 32°28′28″N 90°17′10″W / 32.47444°N 90.28611°W / 32.47444; -90.28611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHinds
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39072
Area code601
GNIS feature ID676161[1]

Pocahontas is an unincorporated community located in northern Hinds County, Mississippi on U.S. Route 49. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Flora and 9 miles (14 km) north of Jackson and part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pocahontas has a ZIP code 39072.

History

Pocahontas was founded in the 1880s, and named after Pocahontas, the Native American Indian woman.[2] Pocahontas is located on the Canadian National Railway.[3]

Two sites in Pocahontas are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Pocahontas Mounds[4] and Sub Rosa.[5]

Notable person

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pocahontas, Mississippi
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ↑ Howe, Tony. "Pocahontas, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Pocahontas Mound A". Indian Mounds of Mississippi. National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ Rye, Howard (2003). "Porter, Gene [Eugene]". Grove Music Online (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
Pocahontas Mound A, located in a roadside park in Pocahontas, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places


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