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Welcome to Rorbeck ...

Rorbeck is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rorbeck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Rorbeck is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rorbeck: 712

Communities near Rorbeck ...

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

  • Atlantic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Audubon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Avoca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <3>
  • Exira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Walnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Shelby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Elk Horn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lewis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Irwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rorbeck ...

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

Adding Rorbeck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rorbeck 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 Rorbeck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rorbeck post office opened in 1903. The Rorbeck post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rorbeck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rorbeck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/