Pocahontas, Tennessee
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 35°03′09″N 88°48′13″W / 35.05250°N 88.80361°W / 35.05250; -88.80361
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Hardeman, McNairy
Area [1]
• Total	2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2)
• Land	2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	394 ft (120 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	176
• Density	85.77/sq mi (33.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38061
Area code	731
GNIS feature ID	1297992[3]

Pocahontas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardeman and McNairy counties, Tennessee, United States.^[3] It is eighty-three miles southeast of Memphis.

Pocahontas is a postal city with ZIP code 38061.^[4] Big Hill Pond State Park is nearby.^[5]

Demographics

History

The community originated in 1828 as a settlement known as Ray's Bluff, located at the confluence of the Hatchie and Tuscumbia Rivers. 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 Memphis and Charleston Railroad line, which crossed the area about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Matamora Hill.^[5]

Pocahontas was the site of the Civil War Battle of Davis Bridge.^[5]