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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 Robb (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 Robb. 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 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.

Robb is located in Westmoreland County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Westmoreland County: Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Indiana & Somerset.

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

  • Westmoreland County     (The home county of Robb)
  • Armstrong County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robb, with the one closest to Robb listed first.
    • Olivet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Elderton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elderton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderton
      • Elderton is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elderton <1>
    • Atwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Spring Church
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cochrans Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Apollo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Apollo
      • North Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Apollo <1>
    • Orchard Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Orchard Hills is located in Armstrong County
    • Apollo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
      • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <1>
    • Whitesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
      • Whitesburg is located in Armstrong County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitesburg
      • From Robb to Whitesburg
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robb, with the one closest to Robb listed first.
    • Pavia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pavia
      • From Robb to Pavia
    • Pleasantville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • New Paris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <1>
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robb, with the one closest to Robb listed first.
    • Blue Knob
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Puzzletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
      • Cotton Town is located in Blair County
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robb, with the one closest to Robb listed first.
    • Wilmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <1>
    • Brownstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambria City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambria City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria City
      • Cambria City is located in Cambria County
    • Westmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Westmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
    • Johnstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lilly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
    • Southmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • East Conemaugh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Conemaugh
      • East Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
    • Franklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Daisytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elim
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
  • Clearfield County
    • Sylvis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
      • Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sylvis
      • From Robb to Sylvis
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robb, with the one closest to Robb listed first.
    • Champion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Seven Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <1>
    • Bear Rocks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurelville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laurelville
      • From Robb to Laurelville
    • White
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiana County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robb, with the one closest to Robb listed first.
    • Tire Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Davidsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsville
      • Davidsville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davidsville <1>
    • Jerome
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Somerset County
    • Benson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
    • Hollsopple
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint
      • Paint is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Windber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennerstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennerstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennerstown
      • Jennerstown is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennerstown <1>
    • Laurel Mountain Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain Village
      • Laurel Mountain Village is located in Somerset County
    • Blough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenners
      • Jenners is located in Somerset County

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

Cemeteries Near Robb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robb.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Legat Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Legat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Legat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armagh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armagh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armagh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hungarian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungarian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hungarian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Rochus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Columbas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Casmirs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casmirs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casmirs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Seward
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cramer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer
    • Cramer is located in Indiana County
  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Indiana County
  • Wilmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Wilmore is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <1>
  • Armagh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
  • West Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dilltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Heshbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolivar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lilly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Cambria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Johnstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Conemaugh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conemaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conemaugh
      • Conemaugh is located in Cambria County
    • Ferndale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Robb to Ferndale

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

Newspapers Published in Robb ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robb.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robb, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robb.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Robb:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robb. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Robb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3940, Longitude: -79.0359    
<5>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.
<6>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 Robb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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