Welcome to Roubaix ...

Roubaix is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The pronunciation of Roubaix: roh-BAY<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roubaix, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Roubaix had a population of 15 people.<3> (see below for details).

Roubaix is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Roubaix is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Roubaix: 605

Communities near Roubaix ...

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

• Spearfish
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearfish <5>
• Sturgis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sturgis is located in Meade County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sturgis
  • From Roubaix to Sturgis
• Lead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lead is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lead
  • From Roubaix to Lead
• Summerset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Summerset is located in Meade County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerset <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summerset
  • From Roubaix to Summerset
• North Spearfish
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • North Spearfish is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,221 people
• Deadwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Deadwood is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deadwood <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deadwood
  • From Roubaix to Deadwood
• Gregory ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
• Whitewood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Whitewood is located in Lawrence County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewood <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitewood
  • From Roubaix to Whitewood
• Piedmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Piedmont is located in Meade County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Piedmont
  • From Roubaix to Piedmont
• Johnson Siding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson Siding is located in Pennington County
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 659 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson Siding
  • From Roubaix to Johnson Siding

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roubaix ...

Looking for more information about Roubaix? 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 Roubaix, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Roubaix.

Adding Roubaix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roubaix 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 (so far) for Roubaix was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Roubaix post office opened in 1901. The Roubaix post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roubaix.