Pocahontas, Tennessee

Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States
35°03′09″N 88°48′13″W / 35.05250°N 88.80361°W / 35.05250; -88.80361CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyHardeman, McNairyArea • Total2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) • Land2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
394 ft (120 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total176 • Density85.77/sq mi (33.12/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
38061
Area code731GNIS feature ID1297992[3]

Pocahontas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardeman and McNairy counties, Tennessee, United States.[3] It is eighty-three miles southeast of Memphis.

Pocahontas is a postal city with ZIP code 38061.[4] Big Hill Pond State Park is nearby.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020176—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

History

The community originated in 1828 as a settlement known as Ray's Bluff, located at the confluence of the Hatchie and Tuscumbia Rivers. After a stagecoach line began service in the region, the settlers moved their village to a site on the stage route, on Matamora Hill. A large hotel and several homes were built in Matamora before 1845. In 1848, the community moved to its present site, to locate along the new Memphis and Charleston Railroad line, which crossed the area about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Matamora Hill.[5]

Pocahontas was the site of the Civil War Battle of Davis Bridge.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Pocahontas, Hardeman County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Pocahontas". Hardeman County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

  • Pocahontas, Tennessee: The Princess of History and Memories
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