Welcome to Roaches Corner ...

Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County<1>.

The location of Roaches Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Roaches Corner: Roaches Cor. (or less commonly used: Roaches Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Roaches Corner for more information about variations on the name of Roaches Corner.

Roaches Corner is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Roaches Corner: (804)

Communities near Roaches Corner ...

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

• Hopewell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• West Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Claremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
• Roxbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
  • Roxbury is located in Charles City County
• Kimages
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimages have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
  • Kimages is located in Charles City County
• New Kent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kent
  • New Kent is located in New Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kent <4>
• Elko
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
  • Elko is located in Henrico County
• Glendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Henrico County
• Garysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
  • Garysville is located in Prince George County
• Windsor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Henrico 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 Roaches Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roaches Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaches Corner ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roaches Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Charles City County: www.co.charles-city.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/