Welcome to Rob Roy ...

Rob Roy is located in Ohio County<1>.

The location of Rob Roy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rob Roy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Rob Roy is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Rob Roy lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Rob Roy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rob Roy - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rob Roy.

Communities near Rob Roy ...

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

• Central City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Beaver Dam
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Beaver Dam is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Dam <4>
• Hartford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Morgantown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Livermore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Caneyville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Fordsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordsville
  • Fordsville is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordsville <4>
• Drakesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesboro
  • Drakesboro is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakesboro <4>
• Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Centertown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rob Roy ...

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

Adding Rob Roy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rob Roy 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 for Rob Roy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rob Roy post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rob Roy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rob Roy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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