| Passapatanzy, Virginia | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | King George |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1283 |
| Population Density Km2: | 243.3 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 214 |
| Coordinates: | 38.2972°N -77.3142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 22485 (King George) |
| Area Code: | 540 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 51-60888 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1497075 |
Passapatanzy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,283.[1]
It was recorded as a Patawomeck village ruled by Japazaws, elder brother of the weroance. He conspired with the English adventurer and sea captain, Samuel Argall, who planned to capture Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas on April 13, 1613 to use as a hostage in English negotiations with Powhatan. They wanted captives and property returned.
According to Mattaponi and Patawomeck tradition, Pocahontas was residing there with her husband, Kocoum. Their daughter, Ka-Okee, survived, cared for by other Patawomeck people after Kocoum's death.[2] A historic marker about this incident stands near the Potomac Creek Bridge on U.S. Route 1 in Stafford.[3]
Passapatanzy is in western King George County, along Virginia State Route 218, which leads west 9miles to Fredericksburg and east to U.S. Route 301 at Dahlgren. King George, the county seat, is 10miles to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Passapatanzy CDP has a total area of 5.3sqkm, of which 0.01sqkm, or 0.20%, are water.[1]