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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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 with a majority black American population.
Virginia State University
- Category: education
- Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.23544° or 37° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
-77.42053° or 77° 25′ 14″ westElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
87946HPH+5QGeoNames ID
4791346
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