Welcome to Roanoke ...Roanoke is primarily located in Howard County<1>. A portion of Roanoke extends into Randolph County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Roanoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. When the people of Roanoke refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Roanoker<2> Roanoke is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Roanoke lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time 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), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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 book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Roanoke. Footnotes ...
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