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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.
Roberts County is a historical marker in Miami, Roberts County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Roberts County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 11 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 35.7348, -100.5754 near Miami. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fossil Beds (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Miami Cemetery, Miami, and Roberts County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5393004292. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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