Welcome to Sutherland ...

Sutherland is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sutherland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sutherland is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sutherland lies within the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Sutherland ...

While we believe that this Sutherland is located in Dinwiddie County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Sutherland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Wise and Wythe County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 16 communities that are also named Sutherland - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sutherland ...

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

• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Hopewell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 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>
• McKenney
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Maitland Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
  • Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
• Bollinger Estates
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
  • Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
• Ettrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
  • Ettrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ettrick <4>

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 Sutherland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sutherland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sutherland. 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 Sutherland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sutherland ...

Looking for more information about Sutherland? 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 Sutherland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sutherland.

Adding Sutherland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sutherland 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 Sutherland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sutherland on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutherland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sutherland. 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/