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Welcome to Roba ...

Roba is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Roba is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Roba: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Roba ...

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

  • Tuskegee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • Franklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • Fort Davis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hardaway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hardaway is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roba ...

Looking for more information about Roba? 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 Roba, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roba.

Adding Roba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roba 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 (so far) for Roba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Roba post office opened in 1895. The Roba post office closed in 1979.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roba - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Roba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Roba area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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