Roby
Roby is an unincorporated community in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The town was the site of the 1997 standoff with Shirley Allen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Christian County, Illinois, United States
- Also known as: “Roby, IL” and “Roby, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Joseph Ross House.
Joseph Ross House
House
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Joseph Ross House is a historic house located at 5200 Passfield Road in Rochester, Illinois. Joseph Ross built the two-story Italianate house in 1868. Joseph Ross House is situated 2 miles southwest of Roby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckhart and Mechanicsburg.
Buckhart
Hamlet
Buckhart is an unincorporated community in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. Buckhart is 4.5 miles east of Rochester. Buckhart is situated 2½ miles west of Roby.
Mechanicsburg
Village
Mechanicsburg is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 590 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mechanicsburg is situated 5 miles north of Roby.
Edinburg
Village
Edinburg is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,085 at the 2020 census. Edinburg is situated 6 miles south of Roby.
Roby
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Mount Auburn Township, Christian, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.73921° or 39° 44′ 21″ northLongitude
-89.39926° or 89° 23′ 57″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86FGPJQ2+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 153374435OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Roby” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “羅比 (伊利諾伊州)”
- Chinese: “羅比”
- French: “Roby”
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