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.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: peninsula and archaeological site in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Pocahontas” and “Pocahontas Island, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: City Market and Farmers’ Bank.
City Market
Marketplace
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.Farmers’ Bank
Museum
Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.Petersburg Union Station
Building
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonial Heights and Ettrick.
Ettrick
Village
Fort Lee
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Pocahontas Island
- Categories: archaeological site, historic district, peninsula, and locality
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.23737° or 37° 14′ 15″ north
Longitude
-77.40026° or 77° 24′ 1″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
87946HPX+WV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Pocahontas Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pocahontas Island”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Blandford and West Chesterfield Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Petersburg Farmers Market and Petersburg Police Department Investigation Division.
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Worth a closer look: Richmond and Charlottesville.
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