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Roxalana, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°41′35″N 81°15′43″W / 38.69306°N 81.26194°W / 38.69306; -81.26194
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Roxalana
Unincorporated community
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.

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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