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History · Laymantown

Laymantown’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Laymantown is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern Botetourt County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,867 at the 2020 census. The community is located along State Route 658 (Laymantown Road). It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,979 to 1,867 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Laymantown yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Laymantown

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John C. MatherJohn C. MatherRoanoke · 8 miHenrietta LacksHenrietta LacksRoanoke · 8 miJohn PayneJohn PayneRoanoke · 8 miDavid HuddlestonDavid HuddlestonVinton · 6 miLynn BariLynn BariRoanoke · 8 miJesse L. MartinJesse L. MartinRocky Mount · 25 mi
By decade

Laymantown, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Laymantown is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Laymantown has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Thomas D. Kinzie House in Troutville, 3 miles away.

Laymantown and the nearest listed places

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Thomas D. Kinzie HouseBlack Horse Tavern-Bellvue Hotel and OfficeNininger's MillMount Moriah Baptist Church And CemeteryHollins College QuadrangleOld Tombstone

Closest to Laymantown

Thomas D. Kinzie HouseTroutville · Queen Anne3miBlack Horse Tavern-Bellvue Hotel and OfficeRoanoke · Greek Revival3.2miNininger's MillDaleville · Building4.1miMount Moriah Baptist Church And CemeteryRoanoke · Building4.5miHollins College QuadrangleHollins · Greek Revival · Built 18424.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Thomas D. Kinzie House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Laymantown?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Laymantown’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Troutville📜 Vinton📜 Roanoke📜 Fincastle
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