Parkview

Parkview is a neighborhood in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Parkview is situated nearby to the neighborhood Western Hills, as well as near Dunedin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Central State Hospital and Lee Memorial Park.

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".

Lee Memorial Park

Park

Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Legends Park is a historic park and national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia. The district includes two contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two contributing structures.

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 2½ miles northeast of Parkview.

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 3 miles north of Parkview.

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 3 miles northeast of Parkview.

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 3½ miles northwest of Parkview.

Parkview

Type: Neighborhood
Category: locality
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.19876° or 37° 11′ 56″ north

Longitude

-77.43109° or 77° 25′ 52″ west

Elevation

177 feet (54 metres)

Open location code

87945HX9+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158393437

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4777998

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