Welcome to Roxalana ...
Roxalana is located in Roane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxalana, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.
Roxalana is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Roxalana lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Roxalana: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Roxalana ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Roxalana: This one is located in Roane County and the other is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roxalana.
Communities near Roxalana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roxalana.
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spencer
- From Roxalana to Spencer
- Clendenin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
- Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clendenin
- From Roxalana to Clendenin
- Grantsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grantsville
- From Roxalana to Grantsville
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clay is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clay
- From Roxalana to Clay
- Reedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Graux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Graux
- From Roxalana to Graux
- Rushville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rushville
- From Roxalana to Rushville
- Kester ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Beech
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beech
- From Roxalana to Beech
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pink
- From Roxalana to Pink
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 Roxalana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxalana.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roxalana. 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 Roxalana.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roxalana. See our Newspapers Page for Roxalana.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxalana ...
Looking for more information about Roxalana? 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 Roxalana, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roxalana.
Adding Roxalana to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roxalana 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 Roxalana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Roxalana post office opened in 1853.
We also found Roxalana in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxalana.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roxalana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roxalana - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Roxalana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Roxalana 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |