Do you know of Roberts ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Roberts. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Roberts.<1>
Our sources for Roberts (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Roberts other than they indicate that Roberts would be found somewhere in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1889 and closed in 1904.
Communities Also Named Roberts ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Roberts.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Roberts.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 38 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Roberts [Somerset County].
- Somerset County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Escambia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Roberts [Escambia County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Shasta County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Roberts [Shasta County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Roberts [Escambia County].
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Roberts [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Roberts [Jefferson County].
- Illinois
- Ford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Roberts [Ford County].
- Indiana
- Fountain County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Roberts [Fountain County].
- Iowa
- Webster County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Roberts [Webster County].
- Kansas
- Barton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Roberts [Barton County].
- Russell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Roberts [Russell County].
- Maine
- Aroostook County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Roberts [Aroostook County].
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Roberts [Otter Tail County].
- Mississippi
- Newton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Roberts [Newton County].
- Montana
- Carbon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Roberts [Carbon County].
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Eddy County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Roberts [Eddy County].
- Ohio
- Jefferson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Jefferson County].
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Madison County].
- Muskingum County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Roberts [Muskingum County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Roberts.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Roberts [Barbour County].
- Doddridge County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Roberts [Doddridge County].
- Wisconsin
- Saint Croix County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Roberts [Saint Croix County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Roberts ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Roberts:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Roberts - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station
Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Chester County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Chester County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Roberts could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |