Welcome to Roberts ...

Roberts is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roberts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Roberts is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Roberts is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Roberts lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Roberts is within the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Roberts: 59070<3>

Communities Also Named Roberts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Roberts - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Roberts ...

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

• Red Lodge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lodge
  • Red Lodge is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lodge <4>
• Columbus
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Stillwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Bridger
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <4>
• Joliet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Fromberg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
  • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <4>
• Bearcreek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
  • Bearcreek is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearcreek <4>
• Boyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Boyd is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <4>
• Roscoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Roscoe is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
• Belfry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
  • Belfry is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <4>
• Edgar
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roberts ...

Looking for more information about Roberts? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Roberts, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roberts.

Adding Roberts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roberts 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 Roberts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roberts post office opened in 1896.

We also found Roberts on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roberts.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 State of Montana: https://mt.gov/