The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Pocahontas (county)

POCAHONTAS. I. An E. county of West Virginia, intersected by Greenbrier river; area, 710 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 4,069, of whom 259 were colored. It has an elevated and mountainous surface, being traversed by the Greenbrier range toward the west, and bounded S. E. by a main range of the Alleghanies, which separates it from Virginia. A large portion of the land is infertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 14,901 bushels of wheat, 6,334 of rye, 46,512 of Indian corn, 22,343 of oats 65,740 lbs. of butter, 24,137 of wool, and 4,797 tons of hay. There were 1,815 horses, 2,440 milch cows, 5,742 other cattle, 10,824 sheep, and 2,789 swine. Capital, Huntersville. II. A N. W. county of Iowa, drained by Lizard and other small rivers; area, 625 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 1,446. Its surface is rolling, and the soil fertile. It is traversed in the S. part by the Iowa division of the Illinois Central railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 18,413 bushels of wheat, 32,860 of Indian corn, 11,015 of oats, 39,265 lbs. of butter, and 4,864 tons of hay. There were 374 horses, 596 milch cows, 1,280 other cattle, and 803 swine. Capital, Rolfe.