Place:Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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NamePocahontas
TypeTown
Coordinates37.305°N 81.34°W
Located inTazewell, Virginia, United States
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Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was named for Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, who lived in the 17th-century Jamestown Settlement. She married John Rolfe, and they were among the ancestors of many of the First Families of Virginia.

The population was 389 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578.

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