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Welcome to Roanoac ...

So far, we found very little information about Roanoac. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Roanoac to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Roanoac, please Contact Us.


Roanoac would have been located within present day Dare County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Roanoac is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Roanoac was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Roanoac was located: 252

Communities near Roanoac ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roanoac.

  • Kill Devil Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kitty Hawk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Southern Shores
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Nags Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Manteo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Duck
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Manns Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whalebone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whalebone is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalebone
  • Wanchese
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Point Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Roanoac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roanoac.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roanoac. 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 Roanoac.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roanoac. See our Newspapers Page for Roanoac.

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 Roanoac, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Dare, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roanoac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.