Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia Genealogy

United States Virginia  Roanoke County  Roanoke (Independent City)

Quick Facts
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.

Biography

 * History of Roanoke City and history of the Norfolk &amp; 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

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

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 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1044081 FHL

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

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