Roanoke, Missouri

Roanoke is an unincorporated community in Howard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

The first settlement at Roanoke was made in 1834.^[2] The community took its name from Roanoke Plantation, in Virginia, the native state of a share of the first settlers.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roanoke, Missouri
↑ "Howard County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 175.

Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Fayette

Cities	Armstrong Fayette Franklin Glasgow‡ New Franklin

Townships	Bonne Femme Boonslick Burton Chariton Franklin Moniteau Prairie Richmond

Unincorporated> communities	Boonesboro Bunker Hill Burton Estill Hilldale Lisbon Roanoke Sebree Steinmetz

Ghost town	Landmark

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°19′01″N 92°41′20″W / 39.31694°N 92.68889°W / 39.31694; -92.68889

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