Welcome to Starkey ...

Starkey is located in Roanoke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starkey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Starkey is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Starkey is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Starkey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Starkey: This one is located in Roanoke County and the other is located in Patrick County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 8 communities that are also named Starkey - they are located in California, Idaho, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Starkey.

Communities near Starkey ...

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

• Roanoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Salem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Vinton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Troutville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutville
  • Troutville is located in Botetourt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutville <4>
• Boones Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  • Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boones Mill <4>
• Garden City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
• Buena Vista
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
• Sunset Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
• Bent Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
  • Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starkey ...

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

Adding Starkey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starkey 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 Starkey was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Starkey in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Starkey post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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