Welcome to Rober ...
So far, we found very little information about Rober. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rober to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rober, please Contact Us.
Rober would have been located within present day Pickens County<2>.
The location of Rober has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rober, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rober is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rober was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Rober and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Communities near Rober ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rober.
- Rolston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
- Northcutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Buff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Hinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <5>
- Sonoraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonoraville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Ball Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Ball Ground is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball Ground <5>
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Ellijay is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellijay <5>
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rober. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rober.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rober. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rober.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rober. See our Newspapers Page for Rober.
Adding Rober to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rober in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rober was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rober post office opened in 1895.
We also found Rober on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rober.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pickens County: www.pickenscountyga.gov/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rober, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rober - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |