Pocahontas, Mississippi

Pocahontas is an unincorporated community located in northern Hinds County, Mississippi on U.S. Route 49. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Flora and 9 miles (14 km) north of Jackson and part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pocahontas has a ZIP code 39072.

Pocahontas, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°28′28″N 90°17′10″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Hinds
Elevation [1]	243 ft (74 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39072
Area code	601
GNIS feature ID	676161[1]

History

Pocahontas Mound A, located in a roadside park in Pocahontas, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Pocahontas was founded in the 1880s, and named after Pocahontas, the Native American Indian woman.^[2] Pocahontas is located on the Canadian National Railway.^[3]

Two sites in Pocahontas are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Pocahontas Mounds^[4] and Sub Rosa.^[5]

Notable people

• Gene Porter, jazz musician^[6]
• Arthur Guyton (1919–2003), physiologist, died in Pocahontas^[7]

Transportation

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Jackson, 9 miles (14 km) to the south.