Roberts County TX history, town list, vintage maps, centennial marker and more. (original) (raw)
ROBERTS COUNTY, TEXAS
35� 49' 48" N, 100� 48' 36" W (35.83, -100.81)
Population: 938 Est. (2016) 929 (2010)
Total area: 924 square miles (2,390 km2)
924 square miles (2,390 km2) land
0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) water
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Roberts County History
1936 Texas Centennial Marker:ROBERTS COUNTY
Formed from Young and Bexar territories:
created, August 21, 1876;
organized, January 10, 1889.
Named in honor of John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and Oran Milo Roberts, Governor of Texas, 1878-1882.
County seat,
Miami, to October, 1889;
Parnell, to August 1, 1898,
Miami, since. (1936)
Roberts County Town List
Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.County Seat - Miami
Book area Hotels - Perryton Hotels | Pampa Hotels
Roberts County Vintage Maps
Roberts County 1907 postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Roberts County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Roberts County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office
Roberts County
1936 Texas Centennial Marker
Located in a roadside park
on US 60, 3.5 miles N or Miami
Roberts County pink granite Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008
Roberts County pink granite Texas Centennial marker
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, December 2008
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