Robertsville, Tennessee

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Robertsville was a farming community located in Anderson County, Tennessee.

It was established in 1804 by a merchant named Collins Roberts, who received a 4,000-acre (16 km²) land grant.^[1] Notable residents include Swiss-German immigrant Henry Sienknecht, a Confederate Army physician who practiced medicine in Robertsville after the Civil War.

The community continued to exist until 1942, when the United States government acquired the land as a part of the Manhattan Project. The residents of Robertsville were displaced, along with the residents of several other communities. Robertsville is now in the residential and commercial portion of the city of Oak Ridge.

The present Robertsville Middle School is located on the site of the old Robertsville High School. Collins Roberts is buried in the Robertsville Baptist Cemetery.