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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Roanoke. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roanoke to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roanoke, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Roanoke (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roanoke. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Roanoke is historic, it would have been located within present day Stewart County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stewart County: Barbour (AL), Russell (AL), Chattahoochee, Quitman, Randolph & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Roanoke. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roanoke:
- Stewart County (The home county of Roanoke)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lumpkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chattahoochee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Fort Benning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cusseta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Ochillee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ochillee is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochillee
- Estimated population in 2019: 680 people
- Ida Vesper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
- Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Fort Gaines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- Glen Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alta
- Muscogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Baker Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Cusseta Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Saint Marys Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Sunset Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunset Terrace is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Terrace
- Population from the 2010 Census: 846 people
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wynnton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hatcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Wades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wades is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
- Cuthbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leveretts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barbour County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Hawkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Eufaula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Cotton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bakerhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock County (AL)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Bullock County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Henry County (AL)
- Screamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Russell County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Jernigan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Cottonton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Loflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Pittsview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Oswichee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Rutherford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Seale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Mitchell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hatchechubbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Hurtsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Fontaine Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roanoke, see our County-by-County Page for Roanoke.
Cemeteries Near Roanoke ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roanoke.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Roanoke - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roanoke covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. McKeithan Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McClendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hogan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- James Templeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the north of Eufaula (AL).
- The Tennille Chapel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tennell Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26630 <3>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (191 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Zion Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Roanoke in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roanoke.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roanoke, with the one closest to Roanoke listed first.
- Howe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Jernigan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Omaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Hawkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Eufaula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Loflin is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Tullis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tullis is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullis
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Orletta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orletta is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orletta
- Hatcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lumpkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Louvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roanoke. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roanoke.
Newspapers Published in Roanoke ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roanoke.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roanoke, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roanoke.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roanoke:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Stewart County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattahoochee County
- Clay County
- Marion County
- Muscogee County
- Quitman County
- Randolph County
- Webster County
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Henry County
- Russell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roanoke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roanoke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Eufaula (AL) and Pittsview (AL). The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |