Pocahontas
Pocahontas is a locality in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia and has about 406 residents. Pocahontas is situated nearby to the quarter Blandford, as well as near the neighborhood West Chesterfield Heights.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 406 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Petersburg, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Pocahontas Island”, “Pocahunta”, and “Witton Town”
Places of Interest
Highlights include City Market and Farmers’ Bank.
City Market
Marketplace
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City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling.
Farmers’ Bank
Museum
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Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.
Petersburg Union Station
Building
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Petersburg Union Station is a former train station in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1909–1910 for the Norfolk and Western Railway and was later used by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Amtrak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Colonial Heights.
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
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Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.
Colonial Heights
Town
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Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.
Ettrick
Village
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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.
Pocahontas
- Categories: human settlement and neighborhood
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Pocahontas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pocahontas”
- Dutch: “Pocahontas”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include City Market and Farmer Bank Museum.
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