Gilmer is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
in central
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke ( ) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 100,011, making it the 8th most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the largest city in Virginia west of Richmond. It is lo ...
, USA, abutting the
Norfolk Southern
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rail yard
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that initially developed in the 1920s as an early Roanoke
suburb
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. It borders the neighborhoods of
Harrison
Harrison may refer to:
People
* Harrison (name)
* Harrison family of Virginia, United States
Places
In Australia:
* Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin
In Canada:
* Inukjuak, Quebec, or " ...
on the north,
Gainsboro to the east and
Loudon-Melrose to the west. Both the
West End and
Hurt Park are to the south and can be accessed via the 10th Street Bridge across the railroad gulch.
Founded in 1980, the Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization is the
community development corporation
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active within the Gilmer neighborhood.
References
External links
Gilmer Neighborhood PlanNorthwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization
Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia
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