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Welcome to Roberta ...

Roberta is located in Bryan County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Roberta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Roberta is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Roberta: (580)

Communities Also Named Roberta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Roberta - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Nova Scotia, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Roberta ...

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

  • Denison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <4>
  • Durant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Calera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
    • Calera is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <4>
  • Colbert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Caddo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bokchito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
    • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <4>
  • Achille
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
    • Achille is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <4>
  • Bennington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <4>
  • Silo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
    • Silo is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Mead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Mead is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roberta ...

Looking for more information about Roberta? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Roberta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roberta.

Adding Roberta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roberta 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 Roberta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Roberta post office opened in 1894.

We also found Roberta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roberta.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Bryan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roberta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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