 | History of Roanoke County |  |
Formation of Craig County
In 1851 the people of Craig County felt that they
wanted independent county sovereignty, and on
March 21st of that year an Act was passed forming
the new county of Craig from parts of Roanoke,
Botetourt, Giles, and Monroe. The new county was
named "Craig" after the creek by that name which
flows through it, and not after Colonel Robert Craig,
as many suppose. Colonel Craig was for many years
a prominent lawyer of Roanoke County, and represented
the county in the Legislature and the district
in the national House of Representatives. He owned
and resided on a farm on Roanoke River, a short
distance west of Salem.
William M. Cook, of Roanoke County, was one of
the commissioners appointed to select a site for the
courthouse, jail, and other public buildings of the
new county.
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