Passapatanzy, Virginia


Passapatanzy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,283.

History

It was recorded as a Patawomeck village ruled by Japazaws, elder brother of the weroance, who conspired with Englishman Samuel Argall to capture Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas on April 13, 1613. According to Mattaponi and Patawomeck tradition, Pocahontas was residing there with her husband, Kocoum. Their daughter, Ka-Okee survived with other Patawomecks after Kocoum's death. A historic marker about this event stands near the Potomac Creek Bridge on U.S. Route 1 in Stafford.

Geography

Passapatanzy is in western King George County, along Virginia State Route 218, which leads west to Fredericksburg and east to U.S. Route 301 at Dahlgren. King George, the county seat, is to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Passapatanzy CDP has a total area of, of which, or 0.20%, are water.