Near Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Nottoway County / Dinwiddie County

Nottoway County Marker (obverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Nottoway County Marker (obverse)

Inscription.
Nottoway County. Area 310 square miles. Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia 1910-14.

Dinwiddie County. Area 521 square miles. Formed in 1752 from Prince George, and named for Robert Dinwiddie, Governor of Virginia 1751-56. General Winfield Scott was born in this county, and in it took place the battle of Five Forks, 1865.

Erected 1931 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-238.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Political Subdivisions • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1788.

Location. 37° 4.385′ N, 77° 53.775′ W. Marker is near Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Marker is at the intersection of Darvills Road (Virginia Route 40) and Beaver Trail, on the right when traveling east on Darvills Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Blackstone VA 23824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker

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, measured as the crow flies. Butterwood Chapel (approx. 2 miles away); Darvills School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Creation of Camp Pickett (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Nottoway County / Dinwiddie County (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fort Pickett (approx. 4.3 miles away); Nottoway Training School (approx. 5.3 miles away); Black’s and White’s Station (approx. 5.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blackstone.

Also see . . .
1. Nottoway County, Virginia. (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)
2. Dinwiddie County, Virginia. (Submitted on May 23, 2010.)

Dinwiddie County Marker (reverse) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

2. Dinwiddie County Marker (reverse)

Darvills Rd & Beaver Trail (facing east) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

3. Darvills Rd & Beaver Trail (facing east)

Darvills Rd & Beaver Trail (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

4. Darvills Rd & Beaver Trail (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.