Pocahontas Island
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: peninsula and archaeological site in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Pocahontas” and “Pocahontas Island, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include City Market and Farmers’ Bank.
City Market
Marketplace
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
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
Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
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 Colonial Heights and Ettrick.
Colonial Heights
Town
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Fort Lee
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Lee is a United States Army post in Prince George County, Virginia and headquarters of the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command / Sustainment Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Quartermaster School, the U.S. Army Ordnance School, the U.S. Army Transportation School, the Army Sustainment University, Defense Contract Management Agency, and the U.S. Fort Lee is situated 3½ miles east of Pocahontas Island.
Pocahontas Island
- Categories: archaeological site, historic district, peninsula, and locality
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23737° or 37° 14′ 15″ northLongitude
-77.40026° or 77° 24′ 1″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87946HPX+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 158506927OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Pocahontas Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pocahontas Island”
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Highlights include Petersburg Farmers Market and Petersburg Police Department Investigation Division.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pocahontas Island”. Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.