Near Pocahontas in Tazewell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Pocahontas Cemetery
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
1. Pocahontas Cemetery Marker
Pocahontas Cemetery was created after the 13
Mar. 1884 explosion in the Pocahontas East Mine
that claimed the lives of at least 14 miners.
Not until a month later were bodies recovered
from the mine and buried together in what
became the town’s first cemetery. Later interments, often grouped by ethnic and religious
heritage, reflect the rich diversity of the
Pocahontas community. Some
gravestones bear
inscriptions in Hungarian, Italian, and
Russian, while others display the symbols of
the Russian Orthodox faith. The broad array
of European inspired funerary art at the
Pocahontas Cemetery is one of the best in the state.Erected 2012 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number XP-7.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 13, 1884.
Location. 37° 18.6′ N, 81° 20.095′ W. Marker is near Pocahontas, Virginia, in Tazewell County. Marker is at the
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pocahontas (a few steps from this marker); Abb’s Valley (a few steps from this marker); Jordan Nelson’s Coal Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away in West Virginia); Town of Pocahontas Commercial District (approx. half a mile away); Pocahontas Mine No. 1 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bramwell (approx. one mile away in West Virginia); Mill Creek Coal & Coke Co. (approx. one mile away in West Virginia); The Coal Barons (approx. 1.6 miles away in West Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocahontas.
Also see . . . A History of Pocahontas Cemetery. “One resident relates, ‘I can remember as a child that hardly a Sunday passed that many of the town people met at the cemetery to discuss the happenings of the week past. There was a storm shelter on top of the hill with a cement walk leading to the building. Along the pathways there were iron benches for resting while you talked with other visitors in the cemetery. I also remember the neatly kept fish ponds with beautiful gold fish.’ The cemetery was a good place to take pictures
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
2. Three Markers Just Inside the Virginia State Line
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
3. Pocahontas Cemetery and Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
4. A Gravesite Monument near the Roadside
The inscription reads, “L L. Dean, died 1-12,1909, Age 20 yrs. C. J. Dean, died 10-17, 1912, age 18 years. An. Rememb Name”
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 329 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
