Welcome to Dinwiddie ...

Dinwiddie is located in Dinwiddie County<1> and is the County Seat for Dinwiddie County.

The location of Dinwiddie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinwiddie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Dinwiddie is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dinwiddie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dinwiddie: (804)

Communities Also Named Dinwiddie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dinwiddie - it's located in Indiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dinwiddie.

Communities near Dinwiddie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dinwiddie.

• Petersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Jarratt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarratt
  • Jarratt is located in Greensville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarratt <4>
• McKenney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Stony Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Addison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Maitland Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Grant Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Matoaca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
  • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
• Ammon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Ammon is located in Amelia County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dinwiddie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dinwiddie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dinwiddie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dinwiddie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dinwiddie. See our Newspapers Page for Dinwiddie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinwiddie ...

Looking for more information about Dinwiddie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dinwiddie, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dinwiddie.

Adding Dinwiddie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dinwiddie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dinwiddie was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Dinwiddie in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinwiddie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dinwiddie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/