Town of Pocahontas
Town of Pocahontas is a locality in Tazewell, Virginia. Town of Pocahontas is situated nearby to the hamlet Wolfe, as well as near Big Vein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pocahontas State Correctional Center.
Pocahontas State Correctional Center
Prison
The Pocahontas State Correctional Center is a medium-security prison located on 35 acres in Tazewell County, just west of the town of Pocahontas, Virginia. The $68.6 million facility was completed in the summer of 2007, and opened in September, 2007.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bramwell and Pocahontas.
Bramwell
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Bramwell is a town of 426 people in the Bluefield micropolitan area of West Virginia. Incorporated in 1888, Bramwell became known as the "Home of Millionaires" because it contained more millionaires per capita around the turn of the 20th century than any other town in the US; today, their Victorian and Tudor style mansions can still be viewed.
Pocahontas
Village
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.
Boissevain
Village
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Boissevain is an unincorporated community, census-designated place, and former coal town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was defined as a census-designated place at the 1950 United States census under the spelling Boissevaine, when it had a population of 1,197. Boissevain is situated 2½ miles southwest of Town of Pocahontas.
Town of Pocahontas
- Type: Locality with 389 residents
- Location: Tazewell, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.3069° or 37° 18′ 25″ northLongitude
-81.3432° or 81° 20′ 36″ westPopulation
389Elevation
2,536 feet (773 metres)Open location code
869W8M44+PPGeoNames ID
7162086
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