Pocahontas

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Pocahontas legacy and disambiguation

There are several notable places and landmarks that take their name from Pocahontas.

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• Pocahontas was the namesake for one of the richest seams of bituminous coal ever found in Virginia and West Virginia, and the Pocahontas Land Company, a subsidiary of the Norfolk and Western Railway.
• The town of Pocahontas, Virginia is also named for her.
• The newest of four car-carrying ferryboats, the Pocahontas operates for the Virginia Department of Transportation's Jamestown Ferry service which carries Virginia State Highway 31 (John Rolfe Highway) across the James River between Scotland in Surry County and Jamestown.
• The Pocahontas Parkway near Richmond is named after Pocahontas, and the nearby Powhite Parkway is named after a branch of the Powhatan Indian tribe. Powhatan County, Virginia, although actually lying outside of the tribal lands, was also named by settlers after her tribe.
• Matoaca, Virginia is located in Chesterfield County. Matoaca High School is also named for Pocahontas.
• Matoaka, West Virginia is located in Mercer County.
• Pocahontas, Arkansas is located in Randolph County.