Roanoke, Virginia - Revision history

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	=== Biography ===		=== Biography ===
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−	[[Image:~~Varoanoke~~.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]	+	[[Image:Varoanokecity.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Varoanoke.jpg]]
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	*History of Roanoke City and history of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company {{FHL\|121468\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*History of Roanoke City and history of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company {{FHL\|121468\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
	*Garland, Hugh A. ''The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke.'' New York: D. Appleton, 1851. Two volumes. {{FHL\|355225\|title-id\|disp=FHL}} World Vital Records ($) [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolph1850_vol1 Volume 1] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolphofroanoke1850_vol2 Volume 2].		*Garland, Hugh A. ''The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke.'' New York: D. Appleton, 1851. Two volumes. {{FHL\|355225\|title-id\|disp=FHL}} World Vital Records ($) [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolph1850_vol1 Volume 1] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolphofroanoke1850_vol2 Volume 2].
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	:[[U.S. Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records\|Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages]], 1815-1866 [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search Historical Records]		:[[U.S. Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records\|Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages]], 1815-1866 [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search Historical Records]
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	== Societies, Libraries and Museums ==		== Societies, Libraries and Museums ==

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−	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke, ~~Virginia~~\|Roanoke (Independent City)]]''	+	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke,_Virginia\|Roanoke (Independent City)]]''

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	\| website = http://www.roanokeva.gov		\| website = http://www.roanokeva.gov
	\| footnotes =		\| footnotes =
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−	{{Tip\|For additional records, see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]].}}	+	{{Tip\|For additional records, see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]].}}

	== Courthouse ==		== Courthouse ==
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	=== Parent County ===		=== Parent County ===

−	'''1884:''' Roanoke was created in 1884 from [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]]. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>	+	'''1884:''' Roanoke was created in 1884 from [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]]. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

	=== Biography ===		=== Biography ===
−		+	<div style="width: 147%; float: left">
		+	[[Image:Varoanoke.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px]]
	*History of Roanoke City and history of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company {{FHL\|121468\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*History of Roanoke City and history of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company {{FHL\|121468\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
	*Garland, Hugh A. ''The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke.'' New York: D. Appleton, 1851. Two volumes. {{FHL\|355225\|title-id\|disp=FHL}} World Vital Records ($) [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolph1850_vol1 Volume 1] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolphofroanoke1850_vol2 Volume 2].		*Garland, Hugh A. ''The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke.'' New York: D. Appleton, 1851. Two volumes. {{FHL\|355225\|title-id\|disp=FHL}} World Vital Records ($) [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolph1850_vol1 Volume 1] and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=godfrey_lifeofjohnrandolphofroanoke1850_vol2 Volume 2].
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	{{Virginia\|Virginia}}		{{Virginia\|Virginia}}
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	[[Category:Roanoke,_Virginia]]		[[Category:Roanoke,_Virginia]]

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	{{Wikipedia\|Roanoke, Virginia}}		{{Wikipedia\|Roanoke, Virginia}}

−	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.	+	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. In 1882 it became the town of Roanoke, and in 1884 it was chartered as the independent city of Roanoke.

	=== Parent County ===		=== Parent County ===

−	'''1884:''' Roanoke was created in 1884 from [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]]. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>	+	'''1884:''' Roanoke was created in 1884 from [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]]. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

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−	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png~~\|go to~~]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png~~\|go to~~]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png~~\|go to~~]] Roanoke (Independent City)''	+	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke, Virginia\|Roanoke (Independent City)]]''
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		+	{{Infobox settlement
		+	\| name = Roanoke, Virginia
		+	\| settlement_type = Independent City
		+	\| image_map =
		+	\| map_caption = Location in [[Virginia]]
		+	\| established_title = Founded
		+	\| established_date = 1884
		+	\| website = http://www.roanokeva.gov
		+	\| footnotes =
		+	}}
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		+	= =
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		+	{{Tip\|For additional records, see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]].}}

	== Courthouse ==		== Courthouse ==

−	== ~~Quick Facts~~ ==	+	== History ==

	{{Wikipedia\|Roanoke, Virginia}}		{{Wikipedia\|Roanoke, Virginia}}
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	=== Parent County ===		=== Parent County ===

−	'''1884:''' Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>	+	'''1884:''' Roanoke was created in 1884 from [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]]. <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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−	~~=== Boundary Changes ===~~	+
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−	~~=== Record Loss ===~~	+
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−	~~== Places/Localities ==~~	+
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−	~~==== Populated Places ====~~	+
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−	~~==== Neighboring Counties ====~~	+

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	Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.		Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.

−	=== Newspapers ===	+	=== Newspapers ===
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	*'''1990-present''' - ''Roanoke Times'' at [http://www.genealogybank.com/ Genealogy Bank] ($).		*'''1990-present''' - ''Roanoke Times'' at [http://www.genealogybank.com/ Genealogy Bank] ($).

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	== Websites ==		== Websites ==

−	*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
	*{{FHL\|190713\|subject-id\|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}		*{{FHL\|190713\|subject-id\|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}

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−	{{Virginia\|Virginia}}	+	{{Virginia\|Virginia}}

	[[Category:Roanoke,_Virginia]]		[[Category:Roanoke,_Virginia]]

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	Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.		Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.

−	=== Newspapers ===	+	=== Newspapers ===
		+
		+	*'''1990-present''' - ''Roanoke Times'' at [http://www.genealogybank.com/ Genealogy Bank] ($).

	=== Probate ===		=== Probate ===

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−	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] Roanoke (Independent City)''	+	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] Roanoke (Independent City)''

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	==== Cemeteries ====		==== Cemeteries ====

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] Cemeteries	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] Cemeteries

	=== Census ===		=== Census ===
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	=== Genealogy ===		=== Genealogy ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] Dwellings	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] Dwellings

	=== History ===		=== History ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] Biography, Dwellings	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] Biography, Dwellings

	*History and wars of Roanoke County {{FHL\|367081\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*History and wars of Roanoke County {{FHL\|367081\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
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	=== Maps ===		=== Maps ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] Land and Property [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] Maps	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] Land and Property [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] Maps

	*Botetourt County {{FHL\|602691\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*Botetourt County {{FHL\|602691\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
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	=== Military History and Records ===		=== Military History and Records ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] History	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] History

	==== ''Civil War'' ====		==== ''Civil War'' ====
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	=== Taxation ===		=== Taxation ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|~~RTENOTITLE~~]] Land and Property	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] Land and Property

	=== Vital Records ===		=== Vital Records ===

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−	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Roanoke (Independent City)''	+	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] [[Virginia\|Virginia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] Roanoke (Independent City)''

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	==== Cemeteries ====		==== Cemeteries ====

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] Cemeteries	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] Cemeteries

	=== Census ===		=== Census ===
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	*[[Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records\|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\|1368338\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*[[Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records\|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\|1368338\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}

−	==== 1840 ====	+	==== 1840 ====

	=== Church History and Records ===		=== Church History and Records ===
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	:Judgements, ca.1837-1899 {{FHL\|1044081\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		:Judgements, ca.1837-1899 {{FHL\|1044081\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}

−	=== Directories ===	+	=== Directories ===
−	*Roanoke, Virginia, city directory : including Salem and Vinton, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory {{FHL\|129056\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}	+

−	~~=== Dwellings ===~~	+	*Roanoke, Virginia, city directory : including Salem and Vinton, also a buyers' guide and a complete classified business directory {{FHL\|129056\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
−	~~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\|~~760166~~\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}	+

−	=== Genealogy ===	+	=== Dwellings ===
−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 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\|760166\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
		+
		+	=== Genealogy ===
		+
		+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] Dwellings

	=== History ===		=== History ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Biography, Dwellings	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] Biography, Dwellings

	*History and wars of Roanoke County {{FHL\|367081\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*History and wars of Roanoke County {{FHL\|367081\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
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	*When past is prologue: a history of Roanoke County {{FHL\|530165\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*When past is prologue: a history of Roanoke County {{FHL\|530165\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}

−	=== Inventories, registers, catalogs ===	+	=== Inventories, registers, catalogs ===
		+
	*Roanoke and New River Valleys, Virginia, manuscripts: a guide to collections in the United States {{FHL\|1199537\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*Roanoke and New River Valleys, Virginia, manuscripts: a guide to collections in the United States {{FHL\|1199537\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}

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	=== Maps ===		=== Maps ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Land and Property [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Maps	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] Land and Property [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] Maps

	*Botetourt County {{FHL\|602691\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*Botetourt County {{FHL\|602691\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
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	=== Military History and Records ===		=== Military History and Records ===

−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] History	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] History

	==== ''Civil War'' ====		==== ''Civil War'' ====

−	Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[~~Roanoke_County~~,~~_Virginia~~\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.	+	Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[Roanoke County, Virginia\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.

	=== Newspapers ===		=== Newspapers ===

−	=== Probate ===	+	=== Probate ===
−	* General index to mixed probate records, 1838-1953; mixed probate records, 1838-1903 {{FHL\|387036\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}	+
		+	*General index to mixed probate records, 1838-1953; mixed probate records, 1838-1903 {{FHL\|387036\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}
		+
		+	=== Taxation ===

−	~~=== Taxation ===~~	+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|RTENOTITLE]] Land and Property
−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Land and Property	+

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	*Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : NARA, RG105, M1913, 1865-1872 {{FHL\|1368338\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*Records of the field offices for the state of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands : NARA, RG105, M1913, 1865-1872 {{FHL\|1368338\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}

−	:[[U.S. Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records\|Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages]], 1815-1866 [~~http~~://~~pilot~~.familysearch.org/~~recordsearch/start.html#c=fs%3A1414908&p=collectionDetails~~ Family Search Historical Records ~~Pilot~~]	+	:[[U.S. Freedmen's Bureau, Virginia Field Office Records\|Freedmen's Bureau Virginia Marriages]], 1815-1866 [https://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search Historical Records]

	== Societies, Libraries and Museums ==		== Societies, Libraries and Museums ==

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	*Map of a portion of Roanoke County, Virginia, showing the location and ownership of farms (1825-1875) in relation to a modern map of the area (1960) {{FHL\|505629\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}		*Map of a portion of Roanoke County, Virginia, showing the location and ownership of farms (1825-1875) in relation to a modern map of the area (1960) {{FHL\|505629\|title-id\|disp=FHL}}

−	=== Military History and Records ===	+	=== Military History and Records ===
−	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] History	+
		+	[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] History
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		+	==== ''Civil War'' ====
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		+	Since Roanoke was created in 1884 from Roanoke County, <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> see [[Roanoke_County,_Virginia\|Roanoke County]] for information about this area in the Civil War.

	=== Newspapers ===		=== Newspapers ===

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