Bent Mountain in Roanoke County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Floyd County
Area 376 square miles
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Roanoke County
Area 305 square miles
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 16, 2022
1. Floyd County Side of Marker
Floyd County. Area 376 square miles. Formed in 1831 from Montgomery, and added to from Franklin. Named for John Floyd, Governor of Virginia 1830-34. Buffalo Knob is in this county.
Roanoke County. Area 305 square miles. Formed in 1838 from Botetourt and Montgomery, and probably named for the Roanoke River. General Andrew Lewis lived here. The city of Roanoke is known as the Magic City of the South.
Erected 1935 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Z-186.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 37° 7.069′ N, 80° 8.01′ W. Marker is in Bent Mountain, Virginia, in Roanoke County. It is on U.S. 221 0.1 miles south of County Line Road Northeast, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bent Mountain VA 24059, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Mountain Region and in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roanoke (approx. 5½ miles away); American Revolution on the Frontier (approx. 7½ miles away); Fotheringay (approx. 7.6 miles away); Fort Vause (approx. 8.1 miles
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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 16, 2022
2. Roanoke County Side of Marker
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 16, 2022
3. Floyd County / Roanoke County Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 228 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 25, 2022, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
