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>.
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.<3>.
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)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northcutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Hinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sonoraville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Ball Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellijay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 (so far) for Rober was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rober post office opened in 1895. The Rober post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rober.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Rober - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |