Roanoke, Georgia

Roanoke is an extinct town in Stewart County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Roanoke as a town in 1832.[2] The community most likely was named after Roanoke Island, in North Carolina.[3]

In 1836, the town was looted and burned by Creek Indians, and never was subsequently rebuilt.[2] The ruined town site today lies beneath the waters of the Walter F. George Reservoir.[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roanoke (historical)
  2. Sherwood, Adiel (1837). A Gazetteer of the State of Georgia. P. Force. p. 219.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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