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Welcome to Roanes ...

Roanes is located in Gloucester County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Roanes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Roanes is near sea level<2>.

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

Roanes is located in the (804) area code.

Communities near Roanes ...

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

  • Newport News
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Williamsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <3>
  • Urbanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Country Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Country Village is located in Gloucester County
  • Clay Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
    • Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
  • York View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
    • York View is located in Gloucester County
  • Ark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
    • Ark is located in Gloucester County
  • Achilles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
  • Crab
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
    • Crab is located in Gloucester 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 Roanes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roanes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roanes ...

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

Adding Roanes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roanes 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 for Roanes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Roanes post office opened in 1888.

We also found Roanes in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roanes.

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

The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Gloucester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roanes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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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