West Petersburg
West Petersburg is a neighborhood in Dinwiddie, Virginia. West Petersburg is situated nearby to the neighborhood Grant Village, as well as near Maitland Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central State Hospital and Ettrick-Matoaca Library.
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".
Ettrick-Matoaca Library
Library
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Ettrick-Matoaca Library is situated 2 miles northeast of West Petersburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Matoaca and Ettrick.
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 princess Matoaka who was better known by her nickname "Pocahontas". Matoaca is situated 2 miles northwest of West Petersburg.
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 3 miles northeast of West Petersburg.
Petersburg
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority black American population.
West Petersburg
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.2071° or 37° 12′ 26″ northLongitude
-77.4636° or 77° 27′ 49″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
87946G4P+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 158326800OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4792874
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