Welcome to Roberts ...

Roberts is located in Crook County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roberts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Roberts is 3,870 feet [1,180 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Roberts is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Roberts lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Roberts: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Roberts ...

While we believe that this Roberts is located in Crook County, we know of another 2 Oregon communities named Roberts. Those communities are located in the following counties: Linn and Marion County.

Beyond Oregon, 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, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (3), Ontario, 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.

• Prineville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prineville
  • Prineville is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prineville <5>
• Post
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
  • Post is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <5>
• Alfalfa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
  • Alfalfa is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfalfa <5>
• Brothers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers
  • Brothers is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brothers <5>
• Millican ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millican have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
  • Millican is located in Deschutes County
• Powell Butte
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Butte
  • Powell Butte is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell Butte <5>
• Redmond
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
  • Redmond is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <5>
• Scissorsville ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scissorsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scissorsville
  • Scissorsville is located in Crook County
• Bend
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <5>
• Terrebonne
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
  • Terrebonne is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrebonne <5>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Roberts, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<7>

From that list, the Roberts post office opened in 1910.

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 Crook County: www.co.crook.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/