Rohoic Creek

Rohoic Creek is a stream in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia. Rohoic Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kennelworth, as well as near Pembroke.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ettrick-Matoaca Library and Central State Hospital.

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".

Battersea

House

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Battersea is a historic plantation home located on the Appomattox River at Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1768 for U.S. Founding Father Colonel John Banister, the first mayor of Petersburg, a colonel of cavalry in the Revolutionary War, member of the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ettrick and Matoaca.

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.

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 2 miles west of Rohoic Creek.

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 Rohoic Creek.

Rohoic Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.22265° or 37° 13′ 22″ north

Longitude

-77.44026° or 77° 26′ 25″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

87946HF5+3V

GeoNames ID

4782790

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kennelworth and Pembroke.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ettrick Cemetery and West End Park.

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