Burgess

Burgess is a hamlet in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Burgess is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakewood, as well as near Dabney Estates.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Virginia Motorsports Park.

Virginia Motorsports Park

Sports venue

Virginia Motorsports Park is a 1/4 mile dragstrip in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, just outside of Petersburg. It opened in 1994 and originally hosted the NHRA's Virginia NHRA Nationals. Virginia Motorsports Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Burgess.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutherland and Dinwiddie.

Sutherland

Village

Sutherland is an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Sutherland is located on U.S. Route 460, 9 miles west-southwest of Petersburg. Sutherland is situated 4½ miles northwest of Burgess.

Dinwiddie

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Dinwiddie Courthouse is an unincorporated community, census-designated place, and the county seat of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 619. Dinwiddie is situated 6 miles southwest of Burgess.

Five Forks

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Shenk, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Five Forks Battlefield is a battlefield of the American Civil War, the location of the Battle of Five Forks, in which Union Army forces broke through Confederate Army lines, opening the way to gain control of the last rail line to besieged Petersburg. Five Forks is situated 6 miles west of Burgess.

Burgess

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.14265° or 37° 8′ 34″ north

Longitude

-77.51165° or 77° 30′ 42″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

87944FVQ+38

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158327208

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4749942

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