Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Poplar Grove National Cemetery is near Petersburg, Virginia, and is managed as part of Petersburg National Battlefield.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Richard Bland College and Petersburg Sports Complex.

Richard Bland College

College

Richard Bland College is a public junior college associated with the College of William & Mary and located in Prince George, Virginia. It was established in 1960 by the Virginia General Assembly as a branch of the College of William & Mary under the umbrella of "the Colleges of William and Mary". Richard Bland College is situated 1½ miles east of Poplar Grove National Cemetery.

Petersburg Sports Complex

Sports venue

The Petersburg Sports Complex is a multi-purpose athletic venue located in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. The facility includes four softball and one baseball field, the latter which seats 2,500. Petersburg Sports Complex is situated 2½ miles northeast of Poplar Grove National Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petersburg and Ettrick.

Petersburg

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Petersburg is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines Petersburg with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes.

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 5 miles north of Poplar Grove National Cemetery.

Matoaca

Village

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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 6 miles northwest of Poplar Grove National Cemetery.

Poplar Grove National Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: historic veterans cemetery in Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Categories: war cemetery, United States national cemetery, and burial
Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.16005° or 37° 9′ 36″ north

Longitude

-77.42844° or 77° 25′ 42″ west

Elevation

167 feet (51 metres)

Open location code

87945H6C+2J

GeoNames ID

4779867

Wikidata ID

Q7229402

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