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Petersburg is also a part of the Tri-Cities regional economy known as the "Appomattox Basin", which includes a portion of southeastern Chesterfield County. Petersburg is located 21.69 miles south of Richmond, Virginia, 38.24 miles north of Emporia, Virginia, 66.83 miles northwest of Norfolk, Virginia, 91.68 miles north of Rocky Mount, North ...
319 S. Crater Rd. 37°13′33″N 77°22′50″W / 37.225833°N 77.380556°W / 37.225833; -77.380556 ( Blandford Burial ground for 30,000 Confederates killed in the siege of Petersburg (1864-1865); one of several sites claiming to have celebrated the first Memorial Day ceremony, in 1866, in the United States
October 15, 1966 (12 miles west of Petersburg on Courthouse Rd. at Church Rd. Petersburg: 7: Mansfield: Mansfield: May 28, 1976 (West of Petersburg on Mark Dr.
Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia.The district includes 189 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.
The Tri-Cities of Virginia (also known as the Tri-City area or the Appomattox Basin) is an area in the Greater Richmond Region which includes the three independent cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, and Hopewell and portions of the adjoining counties of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George in south-central Virginia.
Dinwiddie is located in southern Virginia, southwest of the independent city of Petersburg, which separated from the county (and adjacent Prince George County) in 1871.. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 507 square miles (1,310 km 2), of which 504 square miles (1,310 km 2) is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km 2) (0.7%) is wate
804-Skate City is located at 2793 S. Crater Road in Petersburg. The first event is a Sock Hop on Friday, November 22 from 5-10 p.m. for all ages. The admission fee is $10 for everyone, and reentry ...
A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin. More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state. [4] Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.