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Welcome to Dinwiddie Gardens ...

Dinwiddie Gardens is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dinwiddie Gardens: Dinwiddie Gdns. (or less commonly used: Dinwiddie Gardns., Dinwiddie Grdens. or Dinwiddie Grdns.)

Dinwiddie Gardens is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dinwiddie Gardens: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Dinwiddie Gardens ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colonial Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Braebrook Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
  • Sutherland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Derby ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby is located in Prince George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Holly ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly is located in Chesterfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
  • Chesterfield Court House
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinwiddie Gardens ...

Looking for more information about Dinwiddie Gardens? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dinwiddie Gardens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dinwiddie Gardens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dinwiddie Gardens - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Dinwiddie Gardens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Dinwiddie Gardens area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.