Roanoke, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46783. It stands on Cow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Zanesville quadrangle. 1,762 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 758 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRoanoke grew from 1,722 to 1,762 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,722 | |
| 2020 | 1,762 | +40 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Zanesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1972 USGS Zanesville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Roanoke: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roanoke Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roanoke in 39 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 6 flash flood, 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Flash Flood | Roanoke | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | $18,000 | 3 telephone poles down, large tree down, roof damage. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | $10,000 | The emergency manager reported that powerlines were downed in water along US 24. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Roanoke | $10,000 | Local media outlets reported high water affecting portions of US 24 between Roanoke and Huntington, as well as State Road 114, west of US 24, on the Whitley/Huntington county line. A Roanoke firefighter spotted something in floodwaters, requested assistance and upon entering a boat and heading to the area, observed an elderly Warsaw, Indiana man sitting in his truck in waist deep water. The driver was hypothermic and difficult to understand from exposure to the cold floodwaters. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | $5,000 | Several trees and powerlines down. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Roanoke | $1,000 | Photos received of quarter size hail in Roanoke. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | $1,000 | Tree down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | $500 | Several healthy tree limbs down, some as large as 10 inches in diameter. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Local law enforcement reported a tree was blown down in the 2500 block of County Road East 1100 North. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | The public reported two large trees as well as several smaller tree limbs were blown down. One of these branches fell onto a Sheriff deputy vehicle causing minor damage. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | A 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limb down, partially blocking Welker Rd., north of CR 1000 N. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Emergency management officials reported mature corn was blown down in a field. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | The public reported large trees down on private property. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Emergency management officials reported numerous large tree branches down onto a home. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Emergency management officials reported a new barn that was under construction sustained significant roof and wall damage. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Emergency management officials reported trees were blown down in the area. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Law enforcement officials reported power lines down across local roadways. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Tree down across the road. Water was also running over the road. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Roanoke | - | The town of Roanoke experienced significant flash flooding, with the whole downtown area flooded. One town official estimated 30 homes affected by flood water. There was also a bridge washed out on County Road 1000 North just north of Roanoke. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Tree down onto roadway. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Roanoke | - | Water flowing across U.S. 24 at County Road 900 North and County Road 1000 North. Street flooding visible throughout Roanoke. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Roanoke | - | Vehicle stranded in water covered roadway. Occupant appears to be safe. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Roanoke | - | Intersection of State Road 114 and U.S. 24 under 6 to 8 inches of water. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Roanoke | - | Swift water was reported by a trained spotter on 4th and 5th Street in Roanoke. Some of the water is going into houses, and some residents are evacuating. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Roanoke | - | A trained spotter reported penny size hail. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | A trained spotter reported severe damage to a barn, with a large maple tree split on County Road 1200 North in Roanoke. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Roanoke | - | Amateur radio operators reported hail up to the size of dimes fell for roughly four minutes. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | A trained spotter reported a eight inch diameter tree down at the intersection of County Road 900 North and US 24. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Law enforcement officials reported several small trees down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Power lines down |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in Roanoke. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | Tree down and limbs down. |
| April 1999 | Flood | Roanoke | - | Flooding reported by Huntington County Sheriff along US Route 24 and Roanoke Road/800N near Roanoke. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Roanoke | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Roanoke | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Roanoke | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Roanoke | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Roanoke | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roanoke | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Station | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mahon | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mardenis | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bowerstown | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Goblesville | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Simpson | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Huntington | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Markle | 9.7 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Roanoke | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1866823 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442129. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




