Sutherland, Virginia

Sutherland is an unincorporated community in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. Sutherland is located on U.S. Route 460 9 miles (14 km) west-southwest of Petersburg.

Sutherland, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Sutherland
Sutherland
Coordinates: 37°11′46″N 77°33′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyDinwiddie
Elevation
289 ft (88 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)804
GNIS feature ID1500198[1]

This town was a stop on the Southside Railroad in the mid-nineteenth century. This became the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870 and then a line in the Norfolk and Western Railway and now the Norfolk Southern Railway.[2] Sutherland was the location of the American Civil War Battle of Sutherland's Station on April 2, 1865 during the Appomattox Campaign.

Mathematician Gladys West was born in Sutherland.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sutherland, Virginia
  2. Bright, David L. (2015). "Confederate Railroads - South Side". Confederate Railroads. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  3. Kinkade, Daniel (2019-05-03). "Destination on Right: the Influence of Dr. Gladys West". Gideons International. Retrieved 2019-05-29.


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