Do you know of Roby ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Roby. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Roby.

Our sources for Roby (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Roby other than they indicate that Roby would be found somewhere in Lake County, Indiana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1965.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Roby ...

We found five communities that share the name Roby.

Within Indiana, the name Roby is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Christian County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Roby [Christian County].
  • Missouri
    • Texas County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Roby [Texas County].
  • New Hampshire
    • Merrimack County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Roby [Merrimack County].
  • Tennessee
    • Chester County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Roby [Chester County].
  • Texas
    • Fisher County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Roby [Fisher County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Roby ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Roby:

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

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Roby - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

The FIPS database contains an entry for Roby.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 18/65196   (Place Name: Roby)

County: Lake     (FIPS State/County: 18/089)

Class: U4

Identifies a populated place (ie- Roby) which is wholly or substantially located within the boundaries of an incorporated place with a different name. The Part of Code identifies the incorporated place.

More Orphans in  Lake County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Lake County.