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. We would especially like to find the location of Roanoke - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Roanoke, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Roanoke , we believe that it would have been located within present day Stanton County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roanoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
When the people of Roanoke referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Roanoker<3>
Time Zone: The area where Roanoke was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Roanoke once stood is in the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Roanoke ...
While we believe that this Roanoke is located in Stanton County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Roanoke. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamilton and Meade County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 20 communities that are also named Roanoke - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, 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.
Adding Roanoke to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Roanoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Roanoke post office opened in 1886.
We also found Roanoke in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roanoke.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Stanton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Roanoke refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Roanoke may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |