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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 Landing (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 Landing. 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 Landing ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Roberts Landing: Roberts Lndg. (or less commonly used: Roberts Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Roberts Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Roberts Landing may originally have been Robert's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Roberts Landing might be written as Robert Landing.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Landing is located in Saint Clair County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac.

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

  • Saint Clair County     (The home county of Roberts Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Landing, with the one closest to Roberts Landing listed first.
    • Broadbridge Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
    • Algonac
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <2>
    • Starville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
    • Marine City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
      • Former names for Marine City:
      • Cottrellville
      • Marine
      • Newport
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <2>
    • Grande Pointe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Grande Pointe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grande Pointe
    • Pearl Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Perch Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point
    • East China
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Fair Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Peters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Anchorville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
    • Casco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Adair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Landing, with the one closest to Roberts Landing listed first.
    • New Baltimore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
      • Former names for New Baltimore:
      • Ashley
      • Ashleyville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <2>
    • Lottivue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lottivue is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottivue
    • Belvidere ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Belvidere is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Former name for Belvidere:
      • Huron Point
    • Muttonville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Muttonville is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttonville
    • Anchor Bay Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Anchor Bay Harbor is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Harbor
    • Bates Corner ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bates Corner is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Corner
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Anchor Bay Gardens ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Anchor Bay Gardens is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Gardens
    • Anchor Bay Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Anchor Bay Shores is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Bay Shores
    • Milton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • New Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Haven is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
      • Former names for New Haven:
      • New Baltimore Station
      • New Haven Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
    • Beebe's Corners ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beebe's Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe's Corners
    • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Landing, with the one closest to Roberts Landing listed first.
    • Yates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
    • Stony Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts Landing, with the one closest to Roberts Landing listed first.
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harper Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosse Pointe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Conners Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Conners Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conners Creek
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Roberts Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roberts Landing.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Roberts Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Roberts Landing had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Algonac
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Algonac is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonac <2>
  • Starville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Starville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
  • Marine City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
    • Former names for Marine City:
    • Cottrellville
    • Marine
    • Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <2>
  • Fair Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Anchorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
  • Casco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Adair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
  • Saint Clair
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Baltimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
    • Former names for New Baltimore:
    • Ashley
    • Ashleyville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <2>
  • Rattle Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rattle Run is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
  • Belle River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • New Haven is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
      • Former names for New Haven:
      • New Baltimore Station
      • New Haven Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
    • Milton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Macomb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Roberts Landing ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roberts Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roberts Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roberts Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Landing:

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roberts Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.