Welcome to Roanoke ...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. Roanoke would have been located within present day Stewart County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Roanoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831. When the people of Roanoke referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Roanoker<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Roanoke is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Roanoke was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Roanoke (for example, toward Midway (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The Area Code where Roanoke was located: 229 Communities Also Named Roanoke ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Roanoke: This one is located in Stewart County and the other is located in Ben Hill County. Beyond Georgia, there are 20 communities that are also named Roanoke - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roanoke. Communities near Roanoke ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roanoke.
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 Roanoke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roanoke. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roanoke. 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 Roanoke. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roanoke. See our Newspapers Page for Roanoke. Adding Roanoke to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Roanoke in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Roanoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Roanoke. Footnotes ...
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