Welcome to Roberts ...

The village of Roberts is located in Ford County<1>.

The location of Roberts has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roberts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Roberts has a population of 329 people<3> (see below for details).

Roberts is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Roberts lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Roberts (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Roberts is within the (217) area code.

The ZIP code for Roberts: 60962<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Roberts had an population of 329 people. This is a decrease of 9.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Roberts had a population of 362 people. This makes Roberts the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 362 people, the population of Roberts decreased 6.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 387 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Roberts.

Communities Also Named Roberts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Roberts - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roberts.

Communities near Roberts ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roberts.

• Paxton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <6>
• Fairbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbury
  • Fairbury is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbury <6>
• Gibson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
• Gilman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <6>
• Onarga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Onarga is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onarga <6>
• Forrest
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
  • Forrest is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <6>
• Chatsworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
  • Chatsworth is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatsworth <6>
• Cissna Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
  • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <6>
• Piper City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper City
  • Piper City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piper City <6>
• Danforth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
  • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <6>

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 Roberts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roberts.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roberts. 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 Roberts.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roberts. See our Newspapers Page for Roberts.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roberts ...

Looking for more information about Roberts? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Roberts, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roberts.

Adding Roberts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roberts in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roberts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Roberts post office opened in 1872.

We also found Roberts on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roberts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Roberts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov