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 towns 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 (DHR) 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. It is at the intersection of Centre Street / Bramwell Road (County Route 644)
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Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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); Abbs Valley (a few steps from this marker); Jordan Nelsons 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.
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
2. Three Markers Just Inside the Virginia State Line
Also see . . .
1. Pocahontas Cemetery. Abandoned website entry (Submitted on February 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. State money will help restore historic Pocahontas Cemetery. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Nov 1, 2023) (Submitted on February 10, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
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 February 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,288 times since then and 158 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
