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Welcome to Botetourt Springs ...

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

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

Botetourt Springs would have been located within present day Roanoke County<2>.


The location of Botetourt Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


The pronunciation of Botetourt Springs: BAHT-uh-tott<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Botetourt Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for Botetourt Springs: Botetourt Spgs. (or less commonly used: Botetourt Spngs. or Botetourt Sprngs.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Botetourt Springs is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Botetourt Springs would have been located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Botetourt Springs ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Salem City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
  • Vinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laymantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laymantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County

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

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

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

Adding Botetourt Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Botetourt Springs 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 for Botetourt Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Botetourt Springs post office opened in 1827.

We also found Botetourt Springs in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Botetourt Springs.

The official website for Roanoke County: www.roanokecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Botetourt Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Botetourt Springs. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Botetourt Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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