Profile for Pocahontas, Virginia, VA

Pocahontas is on the West Virginia border

Coal field boom town

Historic sites and museums: Exhibition Coal Mine

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Cemeteries (98)

Colleges (2)

Communities (4)

Libraries (3)

Parks (1)

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• Tazewell County data
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• State data - Virginia
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

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• Tazewell County government
• Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce

19% of Pocahontas residents report German ancestry, and 21% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Pocahontas ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Pocahontas
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• Tazewell County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - VA data
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• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
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• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Pocahontas business guide
• Tazewell County Chamber of Commerce
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• Courts in Virginia
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• Crime in Tazewell County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Virginia
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Pocahontas was $12,124, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Tazewell County economic census
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• Virginia economic data

11% of Pocahontas residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Tazewell County historical society
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Historic districts in Pocahontas include Pocahontas Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Tazewell County genealogy forum

Median rent in Pocahontas, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $178.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $475.

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Tazewell County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Pocahontas political report.

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The average commute time for Pocahontas workers is 27 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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