Roane, Virginia | |
|---|---|
  Roane Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Roane Roane (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′54″N76°42′19″W / 37.44833°N 76.70528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | King and Queen |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Roane is an unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States. [1]
Roane County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,028. Its county seat is Spencer. The county was founded in 1856 and is named for Spencer Roane.
Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,791. Its county seat is Ripley, and its largest municipality is Ravenswood.
Roane County is a county of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,404. Its county seat is Kingston. Roane County is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Archibald Roane was the second Governor of Tennessee, serving from 1801 to 1803. He won the office after the state's first governor, John Sevier, was prevented by constitutional restrictions from seeking a fourth consecutive term. He quickly became caught up in the growing rivalry between Sevier and Andrew Jackson, and was soundly defeated by Sevier after just one term. Roane served as an attorney general in the Southwest Territory in the early 1790s, and later served as a judge on the state's Superior Court of Law and Equity (1796–1801) and the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals (1815–1819).
William Henry Roane was a politician from Virginia who served in the Virginia House of Delegates, the United States House of Representatives, and the United States Senate. He was the son of Judge Spencer Roane and the grandson of Founding Father Patrick Henry.
Spencer Roane was a Virginia lawyer, politician and jurist. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates for six years and a year in the Commonwealth's small executive branch. The majority of his public career was as a judge, first of the General Court and later on the Court of Appeals.
John Jones Roane was a nineteenth-century clerk and congressman from Virginia. He was the son of congressman John Roane.
John Roane was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia. He was the father of congressman John J. Roane.
West Virginia's 4th congressional district is an obsolete district existing from 1883 to 1993. While the district's bounds were changed many times over the years, from the 1940 redistricting to the 1970 redistricting, the district was focused on Huntington and the industrial mill towns north of that city. In the 1970 redistricting, the district focused on Huntington and the rural coal producing areas of southwestern West Virginia. Today the state has only two districts, the 1st covering the southern half of the state, and the 2nd the northern half.
Mount Olive is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Olive is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Spencer.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Roane County, West Virginia.
Liverpool is an unincorporated community in Jackson and Roane counties, West Virginia, United States. Liverpool is located along the Right Fork Sandy Creek at the junction of Jackson County Route 13 and Roane County Route 1, 5.7 miles (9.2 km) west of Reedy Liverpool had a post office, which closed on May 30, 1989. The community was named after Liverpool, in England.
Tariff is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Tariff is located along County Route 27 and the Henry Fork, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Spencer. Tariff had a post office, which opened on February 10, 1890, and closed on October 1, 2005.
Billings is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Billings is located on West Virginia Route 14 and the Left Fork Reedy Creek, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Spencer.
Clover is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Clover is located on West Virginia Route 36, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of Spencer.
Stringtown is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Stringtown is located on County Route 52, 9.25 miles (14.89 km) south of Spencer.
Grace is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.
Washington District, formerly Washington Magisterial District, is one of five historic magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The district was originally established as one of five civil townships in Jackson County after West Virginia became a state in 1863; in 1872, all of West Virginia's townships were converted into magisterial districts. When Jackson County was redistricted in the 1990s, Washington District was combined with the eastern portion of Ripley District, including the city of Ripley, to form the new Eastern Magisterial District. However, the county's historic magisterial districts continue to exist in the form of tax districts, serving all of their former administrative functions except for the election of county officials.
The Eastern Magisterial District is one of three magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It was established during a process of redistricting undertaken in the 1990s. In 2010, 9,882 people lived in the district.
Municipalities and communities of King and Queen County, Virginia, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| CDP |  | |
| Unincorporated communities |
| |
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
 | This King and Queen County, Virginia state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |