Welcome to Roaches Corner ...
Roaches Corner is located in Charles City County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Roaches Corner lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Roaches Corner: 804 & 686<3>
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)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- New Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Garysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Charles City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roaches Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Roaches Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Roaches Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |