Robb, Colorado
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Wray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 80758. The Survey maps it on the Robb quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Robb quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Wray quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Robb between 2011 and 2016, burning about 317 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2015 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Yuma Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma Rural Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 5 May 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Wray Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma County Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 18 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wray Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma County Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 10 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Colorado State Forest Service-State Headquarters | WRAY |
| 1 November 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wray Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma County Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 31 October 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 300 acres | Wray Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma County Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
| 31 October 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wray Volunteer Fire Department (Yuma County Fire Protection District) | UNKNOWN |
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Robb: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robb in 13 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 11 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Robb | $70,000 | A brief tornado occurred northwest of Wray, CO, or west-southwest of Wauneta, CO. This tornado uprooted trees and snapped several large branches at a residence. The tornado was captured by photograph and forwarded to NWS Goodland by the Yuma County Emergency Manager. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Robb | - | Facebook report and video of long duration of quarter to half dollar hail; estimated around 20 minutes. Video does show accumulating hail around a half inch deep but some drifts up to 3 inches deep. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robb | - | A storm chaser submitted a picture of a damaged metal outbuilding from the winds. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Robb | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball size hail. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Robb | - | Pea to nickel sized hail lasted for a duration of 5 minutes. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Robb | - | The hail ranged from nickel to quarter in size. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Robb | - | Received a picture of a hailstone next to a tape measure. At a maximum diameter the hail stone was roughly the size of a grapefruit. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Robb | - | Received a photo of a hailstone next to a quarter. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Robb | - | The hail was up to quarters in size. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Robb | - | The hail ranged from pea to nickel in size. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Robb | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Robb | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Robb | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eckley | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Wray | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Vernon | 11.2 miles | 8 | |
| Schramm | 12.4 miles | 8 | |
| Laird | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Wauneta | 14.5 miles | 8 | |
| Heartstrong | 15.2 miles | 8 | |
| Beecher Island | 18.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 183031. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



