Roby Cemetery

(1/4 mile east) Settlers began arriving in this area in the late 19th century. The oldest grave marker in the Roby Cemetery, that of Mable W. Deming, bears the date 1884, one year prior to the organization of Fisher County and the establishment of the town of Roby. Brothers D. C. and M. L. Roby purchased over 4,000 acres of land in 1885. They had a townsite platted; donated sites for schools, churches, and a park; and designated the land containing Mable Deming's grave as a public cemetery. The original cemetery plot consisted of seven acres, and the brothers stipulated that no fee was to be levied for grave sites in that section. The Roby Cemetery served as the principal burial ground for citizens of Fisher County. In the late 1950s the county deeded the cemetery lands to the city of Roby. In 1975 the Roby Cemetery Association was chartered and accepted the deed to the cemetery property from the city. Later land acquisitions increased the graveyard's size to twenty-one acres. Those interred in the Roby Cemetery include pioneer settlers of Fisher County, veterans of the Civil War, and one former slave, "Aunt" Abbie Alborn, who came to this area from Tennessee in 1886. The graveyard serves as a reminder of the area's early history. (1988)

Roby Cemetery is a historical marker in Roby, Fisher County, dedicated in 1988. It is one of 15 historical markers documented in Fisher County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 27 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7630, -100.3825 near Roby. The nearest cataloged historic site is Captain Henry C. Lyon (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Roby, Fisher County, Organizaion of, and Roby.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5151004313. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.