Suffolk

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Suffolk is an independent city in southeastern Virginia known for its large land area, historic downtown, and role as part of the Hampton Roads region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Suffolk canonical 4
County of Suffolk 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf independent city
borderedBy Chesapeake, Virginia
Gates County, North Carolina
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
dateOfCityStatus 1910
dateOfConsolidation 1974
economy agriculture
defense-related employment
logistics and distribution
manufacturing
FIPSCode 51-76496
GNISID 1500189
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Drummond
hasEducationalInstitution Paul D. Camp Community College Suffolk campus
hasHistoricDistrict Suffolk Historic District
hasHistoricSite Cedar Hill Cemetery
Riddick’s Folly
hasRailService CSX Transportation
Norfolk Southern Railway
hasSchoolSystem Suffolk Public Schools
isCountySeatOf Nansemond County (historical)
knownFor historic downtown
large land area
peanut industry
largestCityByAreaIn Commonwealth of Virginia
locatedIn southeastern Virginia
locatedNear James River
locatedOn Nansemond River
majorHighway State Route 10
U.S. Route 13
U.S. Route 17
U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 58 NERFINISHED
mergedWith Nansemond County, Virginia
namedAfter Suffolk, England
partOf Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads metropolitan area
linked to: Hampton Roads

Tidewater region of Virginia
linked to: Tidewater region
region Coastal Virginia
state Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hampton Roads hasPart Suffolk
Hampton Roads hasCity Suffolk
Bethpage Ballpark owner County of Suffolk
linked to: Suffolk
West Belfast contains Suffolk