Editing Roanoke County, Virginia (section)

==History==
[[File:Roanoke County Virginia state historical marker.JPG|thumb|left|State [[historical marker]] for Roanoke County, Virginia]]
The county was established by an act of the [[Virginia General Assembly|Virginia Legislature]] on March 30, 1838, from the southern part of [[Botetourt County, Virginia|Botetourt County]].<ref name=j6/> It was named for the [[Roanoke River]], which in turn was derived from a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] term for money.<ref name=j8>Jack, P. 8</ref> Additional territory was transferred to Roanoke County from [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery County]] in 1845. Salem was originally the county seat.<ref name=j43>Jack, P. 43</ref> When Salem became an independent city, by agreement with the county the [[Old Roanoke County Courthouse|Roanoke County Courthouse]] remained in Salem and the two localities share a jail. However, the county administrative offices were moved to the Cave Spring District.