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North Roby

Ghost town · Fisher County, Texas

Rotan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Rotan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

North Roby is a ghost town in Fisher County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Fisher County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 87th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists North Roby as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.8067° N, 100.3870° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,933 ft
Nearest living townRoby, TX
Distance to it4.2 miles
Coordinates32.80670, -100.38700

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What's there now

North Roby is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Roby, TX (population 691), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,933 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is North Roby?

North Roby is in Fisher County, Texas, at 32.8067, -100.3870.

How many ghost towns are in Fisher County?

Fisher County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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