Pocahontas, Mississippi
Introduction '''Pocahontas''' is an unincorporated community located in northern Hinds County, Mississippi on U.S. Route 49.It is located  south of Flora and  north of Jackson and part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pocahontas has a ZIP code 39072.
History Pocahontas was founded in the 1880s, and named after Pocahontas, the Native American Indian woman. Pocahontas is located on the Canadian National Railway.Two sites in Pocahontas are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Pocahontas Mounds and Sub Rosa.
Notable person * Gene Porter, jazz musician
References National Register of Historic Places