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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Roberts (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roberts. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Roberts ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this community is Roberts, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Roberts may originally have been Robert's.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Roberts is located in Aroostook County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Roberts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roberts:

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Roberts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts, with the one closest to Roberts listed first.
    • McGraw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Aroostook County
      • McGraw has also been known as:
      • McGraw Siding
    • East Lyndon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
      • East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
    • Hurd
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
      • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
    • Grimes Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Mill
      • Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County
    • Fort Fairfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Caribou
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <3>
    • Somers Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Corner
      • Somers Corner is located in Aroostook County
    • Crouseville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouseville
      • Crouseville is located in Aroostook County
    • Barretts
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
      • Barretts is located in Aroostook County
    • Morris Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Corner
      • Morris Corner is located in Aroostook County
    • Presque Isle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Adaline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
      • Adaline is located in Aroostook County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roberts, see our County-by-County Page for Roberts.

Cemeteries Near Roberts ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roberts.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roberts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roberts, with the one closest to Roberts listed first.

  • Green Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lyndon Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bean Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dyer Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bubar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bubar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bubar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cochran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • First St. Denis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First St. Denis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First St. Denis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Original Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Original Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Original Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Fort Fairfield.
      • The Original Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Houghton Burial Ground
      • Riverside Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Roberts had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Roberts, with the one closest to Roberts listed first.

  • Parkhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
    • Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County
  • East Lyndon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lyndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
    • East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
  • Hurd
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hurd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
    • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
  • Caribou
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <3>
  • Fort Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
  • Presque Isle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Washburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <3>
  • North Lyndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
    • North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
  • Easton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
  • Limestone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <3>
  • Perham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mapleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <3>
    • Castle Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
      • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • New Sweden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sweden <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roberts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roberts.

Newspapers Published in Roberts ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roberts.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roberts, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roberts.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roberts:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

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

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 Roberts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roberts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roberts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7889, Longitude: -67.9581       In this case, the coordinates for Roberts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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