Roxalana
Roxalana is located in West Virginia
Roxalana
Roxalana
Location within the state of West Virginia
Roxalana is located in the United States
Roxalana
Roxalana
Roxalana (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°41′35″N 81°15′43″W / 38.69306°N 81.26194°W / 38.69306; -81.26194
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRoane
Elevation
981 ft (299 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549906[1]

Roxalana is an unincorporated community in Roane County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after Roxalana Smith, the wife of the original owner of the town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roxalana, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 543.


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