Lakewood

Lakewood is a hamlet in Dinwiddie, Virginia. Lakewood is situated nearby to the hamlet Burgess, 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sutherland and Matoaca.

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 3½ miles northwest of Lakewood.

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 Paramount Chief’s daughter Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". Matoaca is situated 5 miles northeast of Lakewood.

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 Lakewood.

Lakewood

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

37.16043° or 37° 9′ 38″ north

Longitude

-77.51749° or 77° 31′ 3″ west

Elevation

190 feet (58 metres)

Open location code

87945F6M+52

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158263616

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4768463

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