Roberds Lake is a lake in Rice County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Roberds Lake was named after William Roberds, who was told by other early settlers that if he swam across the lake, they would name it after them. He was also a pioneer who started a mill near the lake in 1855.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roberds Lake
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 465.