Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Roba (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roba. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Roba is located in Macon County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon County: Bullock, Elmore, Lee, Montgomery, Russell & Tallapoosa.
Below are the counties that are near Roba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roba:
- Macon County (The home county of Roba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Armstrong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Fort Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tuskegee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Society Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Hardaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- La Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornady
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Notasulga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shorter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Comer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Hawkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Fitzpatrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Smuteye
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Inverness
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Mitchell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Perote
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Postoak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Tallassee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Marvyn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Ridgewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Loachapoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prince Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- The Bottle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Roxana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Chewacla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Cecil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Waugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Pine Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Mount Meigs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Saco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Linwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Hurtsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Hatchechubbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Hugley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Glenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Pittsview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Seale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Tallapoosa City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- East Tallassee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Reeltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Church Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roba, see our County-by-County Page for Roba.
Cemeteries Near Roba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roba.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Roba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chapple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jericho Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warrior Stand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ligon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Roba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roba, with the one closest to Roba listed first.
- Suspension
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suspension is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suspension
- Guerryton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Guerryton is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerryton
- Warriorstand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warriorstand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warriorstand
- Cotton Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Valley is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Fort Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creek Stand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Stand is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Union Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Hurtsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aberfoil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoil is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoil
- Tuskegee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roba.
Newspapers Published in Roba ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roba, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roba.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roba:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Macon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Bullock County
- Elmore County
- Lee County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Russell County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Roba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |