Pocahontas, Mississippi

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.

Pocahontas, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Coordinates: 32°28′28″N 90°17′10″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyHinds
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39072
Area code(s)601
GNIS feature ID676161[1]

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 19 May 2021.
  4. "Pocahontas Mound A". Indian Mounds of Mississippi. National Park Service. Retrieved 20 May 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. 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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