Poor Creek

Poor Creek is a stream in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Poor Creek is situated nearby to the quarter Blandford, as well as near the neighborhood Pocahontas Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include City Market and Farmers’ Bank.

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.

Farmers’ Bank

Museum

Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.

Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Colonial Heights.

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.

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 1½ miles northwest of Poor Creek.

Ettrick

Village

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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 Poor Creek.

Poor Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Poes Run” and “Poo Run”
Category: body of water
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.23821° or 37° 14′ 18″ north

Longitude

-77.38943° or 77° 23′ 22″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87946JQ6+76

GeoNames ID

4779778

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