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This coal town strung out along the upper reaches of Wrights Fork of Boone, a tributary of the North Fork of the Kentucky River, and 9 1/2 mi. NE. of Whitesburg, was founded by the Consolidation Coal Co. in 1912 and named for Samuel McRoberts, a New York City banker and later (1918-28) a co. director.

McRoberts is a small coal town located in the Cumberland Mountains in Eastern Kentucky. It is a town which was built for only one reason--that of housing the men brought in to mine the newly purchased coal field. The company spent a tremendous sum of money developing the mines in Letcher County before shipping any coal. It was necessary to plan and build a water system, power plant, offices, tipples, houses, roads, schools, churches and any other necessary needs for the thousands of people who were to come later.

The coal mines once employed twenty-six hundred men and the community was alive with activity. Now the underground mines are gone and the population has reduced to 911 residents, however, this community has united and through the spirit and unity of the mountain people will again revive the social and recreational potential of our hometown.

This web site is dedicated to all those who call McRoberts their hometown. If there is something you would like to see added to the site, just let me know. If you have not been home in many years and live a thousand miles away, you are still a part of McRoberts, and someone here is still thinking of you.

The Academy Award winning movie "Coal Miner's Daughter " was filmed here in Letcher County.

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SITE IS VIEWED BEST IN FULL SCREEN McRoberts " downtown" 1930's or early 40's	View My Guestbook Sign My Guestbook PLEASE SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK OUR HOMETOWN This coal town strung out along the upper reaches of Wrights Fork of Boone, a tributary of the North Fork of the Kentucky River, and 9 1/2 mi. NE. of Whitesburg, was founded by the Consolidation Coal Co. in 1912 and named for Samuel McRoberts, a New York City banker and later (1918-28) a co. director. McRoberts is a small coal town located in the Cumberland Mountains in Eastern Kentucky. It is a town which was built for only one reason--that of housing the men brought in to mine the newly purchased coal field. The company spent a tremendous sum of money developing the mines in Letcher County before shipping any coal. It was necessary to plan and build a water system, power plant, offices, tipples, houses, roads, schools, churches and any other necessary needs for the thousands of people who were to come later. The coal mines once employed twenty-six hundred men and the community was alive with activity. Now the underground mines are gone and the population has reduced to 911 residents, however, this community has united and through the spirit and unity of the mountain people will again revive the social and recreational potential of our hometown. This web site is dedicated to all those who call McRoberts their hometown. If there is something you would like to see added to the site, just let me know. If you have not been home in many years and live a thousand miles away, you are still a part of McRoberts, and someone here is still thinking of you. The Academy Award winning movie "Coal Miner's Daughter " was filmed here in Letcher County.