Powhatan

Powhatan is a census-designated place in and the county seat of , , United States. It was initially known as Scottville, and has historically also been known as Powhatan Court House and Powhatan Courthouse, named after Chief Powhatan, father of Matoaka.
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  • Type: Village with 402 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in and county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Powhatan Court House”, “Powhatan Courthouse”, “Powhatan Mennonite Church”, “Powhatan, VA”, “Powhatan, Virginia”, “Scottsville”, and “Scottville”
  • Postal code: 23139

Places of Interest

Highlights include Powhatan Courthouse Historic District and Plainview Airport.

Park
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is a county courthouse complex and national historic district located at Powhatan, . The district includes four contributing buildings.

Aerodrome
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is an aerodrome, which is situated 1½ miles east of Powhatan.

School
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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot is the only private, co-ed, Early Learners through Grade 12 Catholic school in the . Located on a 40-acre campus in Powhatan, Virginia, BSH is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond. is situated 2 miles northeast of Powhatan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Worshams and Plain View.

Locality
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is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of .

Locality
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, Powhatan County is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 1½ miles east of Powhatan.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . was a stop on the Farmville and Powhatan Railroad from 1884 to 1905 and then on the Tidewater and Western Railroad from 1905 to 1917. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Powhatan.

Powhatan

Latitude
37.54202° or 37° 32′ 31″ north
Longitude
-77.91906° or 77° 55′ 9″ west
Population
402
Elevation
374 feet (114 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US ZPW
Open location code
8794G3RJ+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158314104
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4780220
Wiki­data ID
Q3561297
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Powhatan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “保厄坦”
  • Chinese: “波瓦坦”
  • French: “Powhatan”
  • Gilaki: “پواتان (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “پواتان”
  • Hungarian: “Powhatan”
  • Irish: “Powhatan”
  • Italian: “Powhatan”
  • Japanese: “ポウハタン”
  • Ladin: “Powhatan”
  • Persian: “پاوهتن، ویرجینیا”
  • Persian: “پاوهتن”
  • Portuguese: “Powhatan”
  • Russian: “Повхатан”
  • South Azerbaijani: “پاوهتن، ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Powhatan”
  • Swedish: “Powhatan, Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Powhatan”
  • Volapük: “Powhatan”
  • Welsh: “Powhatan, Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Powhatan”

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