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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Robertsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Robertsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Robertsville, please Contact Us.
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 Robertsville (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 Robertsville. 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.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Robertsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Coahoma County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Robertsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robertsville:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Robertsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clarksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Lyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Africa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Hopson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Coahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Eagles Nest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roundaway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Alligator
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Round Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Deeson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Hushpuckena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Perthshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Shelby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Winstonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waxhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Wright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Vance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Marks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sunflower County
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Tutwiler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Saint Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Crockett's Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Tichnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Phillips Bayou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Rondo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Monroe County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Pine City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Elaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Mellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Lambrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Crumrod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Oneida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Barton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Huma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Turner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Helena - West Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robertsville, see our County-by-County Page for Robertsville.
Cemeteries Near Robertsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robertsville.
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 Robertsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robertsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nathan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Ashley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Robertsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robertsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robertsville, with the one closest to Robertsville listed first.
- Sherard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Sunflower Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Modoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Hillhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Stovall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Dickerson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Alligator
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Westover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Clarksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Round Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Clover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robertsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robertsville.
Newspapers Published in Robertsville ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robertsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robertsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robertsville.
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 Robertsville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Phillips County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Robertsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Robertsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |