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Roanoke Station, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°57′07″N 85°21′51″W / 40.95194°N 85.36417°W / 40.95194; -85.36417
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Roanoke Station, Indiana
Roanoke Station is located in Indiana
Roanoke Station
Roanoke Station
Roanoke Station is located in the United States
Roanoke Station
Roanoke Station
Coordinates: 40°57′07″N 85°21′51″W / 40.95194°N 85.36417°W / 40.95194; -85.36417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHuntington
TownshipJackson
Elevation751 ft (229 m)
ZIP code
46783
FIPS code18-65025[2]
GNIS feature ID442130[1]

Roanoke Station is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.

Roanoke Station began as a depot outside Roanoke, and thus acquired its name.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roanoke Station, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...railroad station about a mile southeast of Roanoke, for which it was named.