Dinwiddie County is a largely rural United States county located in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dinwiddie forms part of the Greater Richmond metropolitan statistical area,
Dinwiddie County's historic courthouse
Portrait of Robert Dinwiddie; Dinwiddie County was named in his honor
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 statist
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
…Virginia colony at the time. Agriculture has historically played an important role in the county's economy. Dinwiddie's close proximity to the city of Petersburg and its railroad lines led to the county hosting six notable Civil War battles. The first inhabitants of the area were Paleo-Indians, prior to 8000 BC…
Intersection of Sycamore and Bollingbrook
Petersburg, Va., from Duns Hill, c. 1880
The Civil War headquarters staff of the Army of the Potomac's 5th Corps at the home of Col. Isaac E. Avery near Petersburg, photographed by Mathew Brady in June 1864; the following month, on July 3, Avery was killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.