Welcome to Roxalia ...
Roxalia is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roxalia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.
Roxalia is 2,550 feet [777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Roxalia is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Roxalia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Roxalia: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Roxalia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roxalia.
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ronceverte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- New Castle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Tuckahoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Roxalia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roxalia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roxalia. 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 Roxalia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roxalia. See our Newspapers Page for Roxalia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roxalia ...
Looking for more information about Roxalia? 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 Roxalia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roxalia.
Adding Roxalia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roxalia 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 Roxalia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Roxalia post office opened in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roxalia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roxalia - 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 Roxalia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Roxalia 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |