Five Forks Battlefield
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | 12 mi. W of Petersburg on CR 627 at Church Rd., Petersburg, VA |
| County | Dinwiddie County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Military |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000830 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 12 mi. W of Petersburg on CR 627 at Church Rd., Petersburg, VA |
| Coordinates | 37.1414° N, 77.6133° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Petersburg | 23 listed places in Petersburg → |
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Questions people ask
When was Five Forks Battlefield listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Five Forks Battlefield?
12 mi. W of Petersburg on CR 627 at Church Rd., Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Five Forks Battlefield?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000830. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.