Roaring Gap was established in 1890 as a summer resort by
Elkin, North Carolina industrialist Alexander Chatham, one of the founders of the
Chatham Manufacturing Company. The community derives its name from the noise the wind makes when rushing through the mountains located there. Roaring Gap has 3 Golf and Country Clubs in its area;
High Meadows Country Club,
Roaring Gap Club and Olde Beau Golf Club. A 54-acre reservoir,
Lake Louise, is situated within the Roaring Gap Club.
YMCA Camp Cheerio, which is owned by the YMCA in
High Point, is also in Roaring Gap. The
Rock House and
William T. Vogler Cottage are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. Roaring Gap is home to Antioch United Methodist Church, a historic
United Methodist country chapel located across from High Meadows Country Club. The church grounds include a cemetery, with graves from the 19th century up to the 21st century. ==Demographics==