Roberts, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Roberts census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83444. The Survey maps it on the Roberts quadrangle. 500 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,777 feet above sea level.
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On record in Roberts
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Hotel Patrielisted 1978
Population over time
2 figuresRoberts fell from 580 to 500 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 580 | |
| 2020 | 500 | -80 (-14%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1949 USGS Roberts quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Roberts quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Roberts quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Circular Butte quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Roberts between 2003 and 2018, burning about 1,951 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MARKET |
| 18 August 2018 | Natural | 1,950 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARTESIAN |
| 5 June 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | MARKET LAK |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Roberts: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Gold. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Lake Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Roberts Clay Mine | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Roberts in 37 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 23 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 3 funnel cloud, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Roberts | $126,500 | The beginning of snowmelt season brought some initial sheet flooding to Jefferson County with road and bridge damage and surrounding some homes Minimal damage occurred to the homes with about 126 thousand dollars of road and bridge damage. |
| June 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Roberts | $60,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | $2,000 | Power lines reported down near Roberts. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | $1,000 | Tree estimated at 1.5 feet in diameter snapped off several feet above the base with a second tree downed nearby. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Roberts | $1,000 | Three to 6 inches of hail accumulated in Roberts. Several cars slid off roads and an INL bus got stuck in the ice. Snow plows were called out to plow the roads in the Roberts area. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed flag pole and chicken coop at residence in Roberts and items blown 200 feet from house. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | $500 | Pine trees were snapped with shingles blown off a home. Occurred just north of Roberts. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | $250 | Large tree limb snapped off south of Roberts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | The Osgood ITD site measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | Rocky Mountain Power reported power outage due to thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Roberts | - | Received multiple reports from public and photos of funnel cloud southwest of Roberts. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | Rocky Mountain Power reported 700 customers without power due to thunderstorm winds in the Roberts area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | Roberts mesonet site measured a 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A thunderstorm outflow wind of 72 mph measured at the NOAA ARL Rover site. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A 60 mph wind gust 1 mile north of Roberts. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A 58 mph wind reported in Roberts. |
| September 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | Roberts ARL site recorded 57 mph wind gust. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Roberts | - | Some flooding occurred in Jefferson County closing a few roads, but cooling temperatures eased the issue. Only minor damage occurred. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Roberts | - | An inch and a quarter sized hail fell in Roberts. |
| May 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Roberts | - | A spotter reported a funnel cloud 13 miles west of Rexburg on highway 33 at mile marker 64. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Roberts | - | Spotter reported 1 inch hail on Highway 33 at mile marker 64 thirteen miles west of Rexburg. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Roberts | - | One inch hail in Roberts. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Roberts | - | One inch hail in northwest Roberts. |
| October 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Roberts | - | Funnel cloud reported in Roberts. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A 68 mph wind gust at the Rover ARL site. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A 60 mph gust measured at the Rover ARL site. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A 72 mph wind gust was recorded at the Roberts ARL Site. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | A 59 mph wind gust was measured at Roberts. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Roberts | - | One inch hail photographed and placed on social media occurred in the city of Roberts. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | Roberts ARL mesnonet site recorded 60 mph winds. |
| July 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Roberts | - | A brief touchdown from a weak tornado that caused no damage. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | Wind blew 70 foot section of wall off shed. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Roberts | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roberts | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lewisville | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Barlow | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Menan | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Grant | 8.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sage Junction | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Annis | 10.1 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Roberts | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1517849 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398052. 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.





