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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 Roby (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 Roby. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Roby is located in Chester County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chester County: Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison & McNairy.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Roby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Enville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
      • Enville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Milledgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
    • Jacks Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Lips
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Lips. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
      • Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
    • Mifflin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Chester County
    • Henderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Montezuma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Chester County
    • Masseyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
      • Masseyville is located in Chester County
    • Deanburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
      • Deanburg is located in Chester County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
    • Silerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
      • Silerton is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Cedar Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Clarksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
      • Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Lavinia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Scotts Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dunbar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Decatur County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
    • Decaturville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
      • Parsons is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <2>
    • Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sulphur Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
    • Mount Lebanon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
      • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
    • Jeannette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Decatur County
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Hornsby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
      • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Teague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Hardeman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Saltillo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
    • Sibley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Hardin County
    • Crump
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <2>
    • Swift
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Swift is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
    • Centerview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Centerview is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
    • New Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Hardin County
    • Savannah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson Ford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
    • Belle Meade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Nixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Hamburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Rhodes Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • Reagan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
    • Middle Fork
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
      • Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
    • Huron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Henderson County
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chesterfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
    • Darden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
    • White Fern
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
      • White Fern is located in Henderson County
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • Union Cross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
      • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
    • Pinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Claybrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
      • Claybrook is located in Madison County
    • Parkburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
      • Parkburg is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
    • Malesus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
      • Malesus is located in Madison County
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
    • Spring Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Madison County
    • Medon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Oakfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Madison County
  • McNairy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roby, with the one closest to Roby listed first.
    • Finger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
      • Finger is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <2>
    • Adamsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Purdy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in McNairy County
    • Bethel Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <2>
    • Stantonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
      • Stantonville is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Selmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
      • Selmer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <2>
    • Falcon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in McNairy County
    • Rose Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
      • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
    • Eastview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Tulu
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
      • Tulu is located in McNairy County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
    • Caffey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caffey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
      • Caffey is located in McNairy County
    • Michie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ramer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <2>
  • Perry County
    • Mousetail ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mousetail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
      • Mousetail is located in Perry County
  • Wayne County
    • Clifton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Roby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roby.

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 Roby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Roby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Edge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11646 <4>
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Hurricane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Presler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Moss Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cabo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Reagan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Reagan is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
  • Milledgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Chester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Sardis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
  • Middle Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middle Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
    • Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
  • Jacks Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Lips
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweet Lips. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
    • Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
  • Shady Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
    • Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
  • Scotts Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Morris Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel
    • Morris Chapel is located in Hardin County
  • Life
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Life have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
    • Life is located in Henderson County
  • Thurman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
    • Thurman is located in Decatur County
  • Huron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Henderson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mifflin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Chester County
    • Hinson Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Springs
      • Hinson Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Sibley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Hardin County

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

Newspapers Published in Roby ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roby, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roby.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Roby:

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Roby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Roby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4654, Longitude: -88.4009       In this case, the coordinates for Roby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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