Robb, Alberta

Robb is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County[2] that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.

[3] It is located on Highway 47, approximately 53 kilometres (33 mi) southwest of Edson.

It was named after Peter (Baldy) Addison Robb (1887–1954),[4] a freighter and prospector.

[5] Robb was born in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland on 24 November 1887 to master blacksmith George Robb, and his wife Jane Addison.

[6] The hamlet is located in Census Division No.