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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Roberts came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Roberts in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Roberts. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Roberts, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Roberts:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Roberts is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Roberts in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Roberts for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Roberts. See our Misc Page for Roberts for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Roberts:

Roberts was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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