Roanoke, Virginia

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United States Virginia Roanoke County Roanoke (Independent City)

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The town first called Big Lick was established in 1852 and chartered in 1874. It was named for a large outcropping of salt which drew the wildlife to the site near the Roanoke River.[8] In 1882 it became the town of Roanoke, and in 1884 it was chartered as the independent city of Roanoke.

Parent County

1884: Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County. ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Biography

• History of Roanoke City and history of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company FHL
• Garland, Hugh A. The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke. New York: D. Appleton, 1851. Two volumes. FHL World Vital Records ($) Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Cemeteries

Roanoke County Cemeteries

Census

• U.S. Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records: Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : NARA, RG105, M1913, 1865-1872 FHL

1840

Church History and Records

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

"Through the years know the Mormons in the Virginia Roanoke Mission: from Southern States Mission 1832 to Virginia Roanoke Mission 1987." FHL

Presbyterian

• Presbyterian churches of Roanoke, Virginia FHL
  Contains historical information about the following Presbyterian churches from both the city and county of Roanoke: Salem, First, Second, Bethany, Norwich, Vinton, West End, Belmont, Melrose and Raleigh Court.
  

Court Records

• Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery

Chancery order book, no. 1, 1838-1866 FHL

• Circuit Court

Chancery papers, ca. 1836-1900 FHL

• County Court

County Court common law order books, 1838-1868 FHL

County Court papers, ca.1838-1910 FHL

Judgements, ca.1837-1899 FHL

Directories

• Roanoke, Virginia, city directory : including Salem and Vinton, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory FHL

Dwellings

Places near the mountains : from the community of Amsterdam, Virginia up the road to Catawba, on the waters of the Catawba and Tinker Creeks, along the Carolina Road as it aproached Big Lick and other areas, primarily North Roanoke FHL

Genealogy

Dwellings

History

Biography, Dwellings

• History and wars of Roanoke County FHL
• History of Roanoke County, Salem, Roanoke City, Virginia and representative citizens, 1734-1900 FHL
• A place apart : a brief history of the early Williamson Road and North Roanoke Valley residents and places FHL
• Roanoke : story of county and city FHL
• Salem and Roanoke Valley : a circular of information, location, railroad facilities, business interests, manufacturing prospects, water power, mineral wealth, fertile lands, healthful climate, social, moral, religious and educational advantages FHL
• When past is prologue: a history of Roanoke County FHL

Inventories, registers, catalogs

• Roanoke and New River Valleys, Virginia, manuscripts: a guide to collections in the United States FHL

Land and property

Maps

Maps

Military History and Records

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

• Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : NARA, RG105, M1913, 1865-1872 FHL

Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages, 1815-1866 Family Search Historical Records Pilot

Societies, Libraries and Museums

Websites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References