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Welcome to Roanoke ...

Roanoke is located in Larue County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roanoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

When the people of Roanoke refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Roanoker<2>

Roanoke is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Roanoke (for example, toward Hiseville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Roanoke: 270 & 364<4>

Communities Also Named Roanoke ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Roanoke - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (3), 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roanoke ...

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

Adding Roanoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roanoke 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 (so far) for Roanoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roanoke post office opened in 1888. The Roanoke post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roanoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Larue, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roanoke - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Roanoke area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Roanoke area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/