What is Southwest Roanoke County? Generally, from the Roanoke city limits south to Bent Mountain and the Floyd County line; from the Franklin County line in the east to the Salem city limits in the west.
Or, put another way, it’s the Cave Spring High School and Hidden Valley High School districts.
Roanoke was probably named for an Indian word for shell money -- and the Roanoke River. Most recently, the county housed 90,482 people (according to the 2006 U.S. Census estimate).