Virginia State University

Virginia State University is a school in Chesterfield, Virginia. Virginia State University is situated nearby to the village Ettrick, as well as near the neighborhood Pocahontas Island.

Type: School
Also known as: “Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute”, “Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute”, “Virginia State College”, “Virginia State College for Negroes”, and “Virginia State College of Chesterfield”
Postal code: 23806

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petersburg station and City Market.

Petersburg station

Railway station

Photo: CZmarlin, Public domain.

Petersburg station is an Amtrak railroad station located in Ettrick, Virginia, just outside the city of Petersburg. The station, adjacent to the campus of Virginia State University, is served by five Amtrak routes: the Carolinian, Floridian, Northeast Regional, Palmetto, and Silver Meteor. Petersburg station is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Virginia State University.

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. City Market is situated 1 mile east of Virginia State University.

Ettrick Elementary School

School

Photo: Packer1028, CC0.

Ettrick Elementary School is situated 2,500 feet west of Virginia State University.

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.

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.

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.

Virginia State University

Category: education
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.23544° or 37° 14′ 8″ north

Longitude

-77.42053° or 77° 25′ 14″ west

Elevation

108 feet (33 metres)

Open location code

87946HPH+5Q

GeoNames ID

4791346

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