Roanoke, Virginia

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city in Virginia independent city

Roanoke, Virginia is an independent city in western Virginia known as the commercial and cultural hub of the Roanoke Valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Roanoke, Virginia canonical 30
Roanoke, Virginia, United States 10
City of Roanoke 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city in Virginia ⓘ
independent city ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Magic City ⓘ
Star City of the South ⓘ
areaCode 540 ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countyEquivalent Roanoke, Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Roanoke city
elevation approximately 896 feet ⓘ
governmentType council–manager government ⓘ
hasAirport Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport ⓘ
hasLandmark Mill Mountain Star ⓘ
hasRailStation Roanoke station ⓘ
surface form: Roanoke Amtrak station
historicalIndustry manufacturing ⓘ
railroad transportation ⓘ
incorporatedAsCity 1884 ⓘ
incorporatedAsTown 1874 ⓘ
locatedIn Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Roanoke metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Roanoke Valley
majorRiver Roanoke River ⓘ
mayor Sherman P. Lea Sr. ⓘ
namedAfter Roanoke River ⓘ
near Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
partOf Roanoke metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area
population approximately 100000 ⓘ
postalCode 24001 ⓘ
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region western Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Western Virginia
role commercial hub of the Roanoke Valley ⓘ
cultural hub of the Roanoke Valley ⓘ
separatedFrom Roanoke County, Virginia ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

Referenced by (51)

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Amtrak Northeast Regional → serves → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Roanoke, Texas, United States → namedAfter → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Roanoke, Texas
Virginia Squires → playedHomeGamesIn → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Blue Ridge Parkway → passesNear → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Northeast Regional → terminus → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Interstate 81 → passesThrough → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia State Route 24 → passesThrough → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Roanoke, Virginia
Appalachian Valley → hasPart → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke Valley
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia → hasSeat → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia → hasCourthouse → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Railway → headquartersLocation → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Natural Bridge → near → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
western Virginia → contains → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Virginia
this entity surface form: Roanoke Valley
western Virginia → hasMajorCity → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Virginia
William Fleming → location → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: William Fleming High School
U.S. Route 11 nearby → passesThrough → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Route 11
Ronde Barber → placeOfBirth → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Ronde Barber → highSchoolLocation → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Virginia terminals (Norfolk, Newport News, Roanoke, Richmond) → regionServed → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke Valley
Roanoke Civic Center → locatedIn → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Roanoke Civic Center → locatedIn → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke
Roanoke Civic Center → operator → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Roanoke
Roanoke Civic Center → owner → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Roanoke
Roanoke River → flowsThrough → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Roanoke River → hasCityOnBank → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Babe Phelps → placeOfBirth → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Roanoke, Virginia → countyEquivalent → Roanoke, Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke city
Martinsville, Virginia → near → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
John Payne → placeOfBirth → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
John C. Mather → birthPlace → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Cannon Parkway Park → operatedBy → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Roanoke
Lynn Bari → placeOfBirth → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
U.S. Route 220 (nearby via Henry County) → passesThrough → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: U.S. Route 220
Transportation in Roanoke County, Virginia → connectsTo → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: City of Roanoke, Virginia
U.S. Route 220 → passesNear → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Western District of Virginia → hasJurisdictionOver → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Western District of Virginia → hasCourthouseIn → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Western District of Virginia → seat → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Clerk of Court for the Western District of Virginia → hasOfficeIn → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States → nearestCity → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Blacksburg, Virginia
Henrietta Lacks → placeOfBirth → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
Natural Bridge State Park → nearbyCity → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
U.S. Route 221 → passesThrough → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Class J → buildLocation → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Roanoke Shops → locatedIn → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Roanoke Shops → cityServed → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Class A → buildPlace → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
Norfolk and Western Class A → preservedLocation → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
NYSE:AAP → foundingLocation → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States
W. Graham Claytor Jr. → birthPlace → Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roanoke, Virginia, United States