Pocahontas, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

32°28′28″N 90°17′10″W / 32.47444°N 90.28611°W / 32.47444; -90.28611CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyHindsElevation

295 ft (90 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

39072

Area code601GNIS 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

Gene Porter, jazz musician^[6]

Transportation

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Jackson, 9 miles (14 km) to the south.

References

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