Burnside
Burnside is a neighborhood in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Burnside is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kennelworth, as well as near Greenwood Farms.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central State Hospital and Ettrick-Matoaca Library.
Central State Hospital
Hospital
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Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was the first institution in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind".
Folly Castle Historic District
Park
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. Folly Castle Historic District is situated 1½ miles northeast of Burnside.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ettrick and Pocahontas Island.
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 north of Burnside.
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. Pocahontas Island is situated 2½ miles northeast of Burnside.
Matoaca
Village
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Matoaca is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,725 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Pamunkey princess Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". Matoaca is situated 2½ miles northwest of Burnside.
Burnside
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.21321° or 37° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
-77.43304° or 77° 25′ 59″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
87946H78+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158488481OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4750038
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