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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 occur.

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.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Roberts. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roberts.

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 southwest 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 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.

Roberts is located in Linn County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Linn County: Benton, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Marion & Polk.

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:

  • Linn County     (The home county of Roberts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts, with the one closest to Roberts listed first.
    • Cascadia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bryant City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bryant City is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant City
    • Foster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Home
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacomb
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Waterloo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Mill City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Holley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Holley is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Gates
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Sodaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Lyons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crawfordsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts, with the one closest to Roberts listed first.
    • Blue River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Vida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Finn Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Mabel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • McKenzie Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leaburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Belknap Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Belknap Springs is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Springs
    • Marcola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roberts, with the one closest to Roberts listed first.
    • Mehama
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Detroit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stayton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver Falls City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Sublimity
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Stayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Aumsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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.

  • Whitcomb Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Spring Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Home Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lacomb Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ames Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gaines Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Klum Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Roberts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roberts.

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

  • Sweet Home
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacomb
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
  • Waterloo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Holley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holley is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
  • Mill City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fox Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Fox Valley is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
  • Gates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Niagara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Niagara is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
  • Jordan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Sodaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Crawfordsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Crabtree
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Detroit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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 37 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 helpful 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:

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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roberts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.