William Bartram Trail (Roberta)

Marks the route of naturalist William Bartram, who passed through this area in the 1770s while documenting the plants, animals, and Native peoples of the Southeast; his 1791 Travels became a landmark of American natural history.

William Bartram Trail is a historical marker in Roberta, Crawford County. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Crawford County, among 62 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.7200, -84.0095 near Roberta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel Benjamin Hawkins (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Clarence Moseley “Ribs” Peel, Roberta City Cemetery, and Knoxville Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.