Pocahontas County is named for Pocahontas, who was a famous Native American who played a leading role in the history of the first permanent English settlements in North America.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Palo Alto County
E – Humboldt County and Webster County
S – Calhoun County
Created: January 15, 1851 
County Seat:
Old Rolfe 1851 – 1875
Pocahontas 1875 – present
County Courthouse – Pocahontas
Location: 99 Courthouse Square / North Main Street
Built: 1921 – 1923
Style: Classical Greco-Roman
Architect: Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson
Contractor: Arthur H Neuman & Company
Description: The building faces south and is a three story Bedford limestone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Pocahontas. The central entrance on the first story has three arches. Doric columns rise from the second to third stories along the south side. A projecting cornice runs below the roof line. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County District Court of the 2B Judicial District.
See: The 2B Judicial District includes Boone County, Calhoun County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Hardin County, Humboldt County, Marshall County, Story County, Webster County and Wright County.
History: The county was created in 1851 and Old Rolfe was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse was built at Old Rolfe in 1851. The county seat was moved to Pocahontas in 1875. The second courthouse was built by J L Gould in 1875 at a cost of $2,600. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1921 to 1923.
County Courthouse – Pocahontas
Photos taken 2008