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Roanoke Colony The establishment of the Roanoke Colony ( ) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The English, led by Sir Humphrey Gilbert, had briefly claimed St. John's, Newfoundland, in 15 ...

, a former English colony that mysteriously disappeared *

Roanoke Island Roanoke Island () is an island in Dare County, North Carolina, Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke (tribe), Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the ar ...

, the location of the Roanoke colony in present-day North Carolina *

Roanoke River The Roanoke River ( ) runs long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the App ...

, flowing through Virginia and North Carolina and emptying into Albemarle Sound near Roanoke Island *

Roanoke Valley The Roanoke Valley ( ) in southwest Virginia is an area adjacent to and including the Roanoke River between the Blue Ridge Mountains to the east and the Appalachian Plateau to the west. The valley includes much of Roanoke County, as well as the ...

, part of the Great Appalachian Valley near the headwaters of the Roanoke River in Virginia *

Roanoke, Alabama Roanoke is a city in Randolph County, Alabama, Randolph County, which is in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of eastern Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,311, down from 6,074 in 2010 and 6 ...

Roanoke, Georgia Roanoke is an extinct town in Stewart County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Roanoke as a town in 1832. The community most likely was named after Roanoke Island, in North Carolina. In 1836, the ...

Roanoke, Illinois Roanoke is a village in Roanoke Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,065 at the 2010 census, up from 1,994 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Early s ...

* Roanoke, Indiana *

Roanoke, Louisiana Roanoke is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, United States. Its population was 546 as of the 2010 census. The Roanoke post office was established in 1895. Geography According to the U.S ...

Roanoke, Missouri Roanoke is an unincorporated community in Howard and Randolph counties, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History The first settlement at Roanoke was made in 1836. The community took its name from Roanoke Plantation, in Virginia, the native state ...

Roanoke, Texas Roanoke is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States and part of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 5,962 at the 2010 census. With a 2020 population of 10,537, it is the 236th largest city in Texas and the 2991st largest ci ...

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 ...

, the largest US city named Roanoke *

Roanoke County, Virginia Roanoke County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 96,929. Its county seat is Salem, but the county administrative offices are located in the unincorporated Cave ...

Roanoke, West Virginia Roanoke is an unincorporated community in southern Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Most of the original town is located under of Stonewall Jackson Lake's water. A display at the Stonewall Resort State Park's lodge tells the story o ...

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids () is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,754 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mou ...

Randolph, Virginia Randolph, formerly called Roanoke and Talcott, is a small unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Virginia, United States, near the Staunton River. Its elevation is 354 feet (108 m). The community is the home of Staunton River Battlefield ...

, formerly called Roanoke

Other uses

Roanoke tribe The Roanoke (), also spelled Roanoac, were a Carolina Algonquian-speaking people whose territory comprised present-day Dare County, Roanoke Island and part of the mainland at the time of English exploration and colonization. They were one of the ...

, a Carolina Algonquian-speaking tribe in western North Carolina *

Roanoke Park (Seattle) Roanoke Park is a park between the north Capitol Hill and Portage Bay neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington. It occupies the block bounded by E. Edgar and Roanoke Streets on the north and south and 10th Avenue E. and Broadway E. on the east and w ...

, a park in Seattle, Washington * USS ''Roanoke'', various USN vessels named Roanoke * ''Roanoke'' (ship), an American ship (1892–1905) *

Roanoke College Roanoke College is a private liberal arts college in Salem, Virginia. It has approximately 2,000 students who represent approximately 40 states and 30 countries. The college offers 35 majors, 57 minors and concentrations, and pre-professional pr ...

, a private liberal arts college located in Salem, Virginia *

Neo Roanoke This is a list of fictional characters featured in the Cosmic Era (CE) timeline of the Gundam anime metaseries. These characters appear in the '' Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' and ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'' anime television series, as well ...

, a fictional character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'', an anime series *

Roanoke Building 11 South LaSalle Street Building or Eleven South LaSalle Street Building (formerly Roanoke Building and Tower and originally Lumber Exchange Building and Tower Addition or simply the Roanoke Building and Lumber Exchange Building) is a Chicago L ...

, a building in Chicago, Illinois *'' American Horror Story: Roanoke'', the sixth season of the television series ''American Horror Story'' *

Roanoke Station (disambiguation) Roanoke Station may refer to: * Roanoke Station, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Roanoke station (Virginia) Roanoke station is a train station in Roanoke, Virginia, the current terminus of Amtrak's ''Northeast Regional'' line. Built in 2 ...

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