Pocahontas Island

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in , once on the opposite side of the from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.
Wikipedia
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.

Marketplace
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in , . It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling.

Museum
Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.
Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in . Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the branch opened in 1817.

Building
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
is a former train station in , 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.

Town
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an independent city in the Commonwealth of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of with for statistical purposes.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , 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.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a United States Army post mostly in unincorporated , 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 , Defense Contract Management Agency, and the U.S. is situated 3½ miles east of Pocahontas Island.

Pocahontas Island

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
node 158506927
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
11395348
Wiki­data ID
Q7206274
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In Other Languages

“Pocahontas Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pocahontas Island”

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Notable Places Nearby

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