Sutherland, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Sutherland, Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Sutherland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dinwiddie
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:289
Coordinates:37.1961°N -77.5597°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:23885[1]
Area Code:804
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1500198

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sutherland ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  2. Web site: Confederate Railroads - South Side. Bright . David L. . 2015 . Confederate Railroads . 2018-01-25 .
  3. Web site: Destination on Right: the Influence of Dr. Gladys West . Kinkade. Daniel . Gideons International . 2019-05-03 . 2019-05-29.