Welcome to Poages Mill ...

Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poages Mill, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Poages Mill: Poages Ml. (or less commonly used: Poages Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Poages Mill for more information about variations on the name of Poages Mill.

Poages Mill is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Poages Mill is located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Poages Mill ...

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

• Roanoke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Salem
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Christiansburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Vinton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Troutville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Boones Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• Bent Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
  • Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>
• Wabun
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
  • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
• Garden City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poages Mill ...

Looking for more information about Poages Mill? 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 Poages Mill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Poages Mill.

Adding Poages Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poages Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

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