Blandford
Blandford is a quarter in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Blandford is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pocahontas Island, as well as near Lakemont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Josephs Cemetery and Centre Hill Historic District.
Saint Josephs Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
People's Memorial Cemetery, formerly known as Providence Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Petersburg, Virginia. The cemetery was deeded in three sections: the first tract in 1840, the second tract was added in 1865, and the final acres were deeded about 1880.
Centre Hill Historic District
Park
Photo: Nickmorgan2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Centre Hill Historic District is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes 81 contributing buildings located in a predominantly residential section of Petersburg.
City Market
Marketplace
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.
Pocahontas Island
Neighborhood
Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.
Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.
Ettrick
Village
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station. Ettrick is situated 2 miles west of Blandford.
Colonial Heights
Town
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2 miles northwest of Blandford.
Blandford
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23043° or 37° 13′ 50″ northLongitude
-77.3922° or 77° 23′ 32″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87946JJ5+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 158285114OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
4747942
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