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Roanoke is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 in Lewis County
Lewis County, West Virginia

Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 16,919. Its county seat is Weston, West Virginia....
, West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Most of the original town is located under 60 feet of Stonewall Jackson Lake
Stonewall Jackson Lake

Stonewall Jackson Lake is an impoundment on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia. The lake is a flood control project of the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers....
's water. A display at the Stonewall Resort State Park's lodge tells the story the flood-plagued town that was purchased in the 1980s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military personnel, making it the world's largest public services engineering, design and construction management agency....
. The flood control dam at Stonewall Jackson Lake went into service in 1988. According to the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System

The is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States and its territories....
, Roanoke has also been known as Bush Mills, Bushs Mills, Roanville, and Roanville Station.








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Roanoke is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
 in Lewis County
Lewis County, West Virginia

Lewis County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population was 16,919. Its county seat is Weston, West Virginia....
, West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Most of the original town is located under 60 feet of Stonewall Jackson Lake
Stonewall Jackson Lake

Stonewall Jackson Lake is an impoundment on the West Fork River in Lewis County, West Virginia. The lake is a flood control project of the Pittsburgh District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers....
's water. A display at the Stonewall Resort State Park's lodge tells the story the flood-plagued town that was purchased in the 1980s by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military personnel, making it the world's largest public services engineering, design and construction management agency....
. The flood control dam at Stonewall Jackson Lake went into service in 1988. According to the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System

The is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States and its territories....
, Roanoke has also been known as Bush Mills, Bushs Mills, Roanville, and Roanville Station.

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