Pocahontas is an

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and

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(CDP) in Hardeman and McNairy counties,

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, United States. It is eighty-three miles southeast of

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. Pocahontas is a postal city with ZIP code 38061.

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is nearby.

Demographics

History

The community originated in 1828 as a settlement known as Ray's Bluff, located at the confluence of the

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and

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s. After a stagecoach line began service in the region, the settlers moved their village to a site on the stage route, on Matamora Hill. A large hotel and several homes were built in Matamora before 1845. In 1848, the community moved to its present site, to locate along the new

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line, which crossed the area about north of Matamora Hill. Pocahontas was the site of the

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Battle of Davis Bridge.

Notes

External links

Pocahontas, Tennessee: The Princess of History and Memories
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Hardeman County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in McNairy County, Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Census-designated places in Hardeman County, Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee