Funeral Homes in Point Roberts, WA

Facts about the city

Point Roberts (known locally as \"Point Bob\" or \"The Point\") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 98281, whose ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) had a population of 1,314 at the 2010 census.Point Roberts is a part of the mainland United States but is not physically connected to it, making it a land exclave of the U.S. It is located on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen Peninsula, south of Delta, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver, and can be reached by land from the rest of the United States only by traveling through Canada. It can be reached directly from the rest of Washington and the U.S. by crossing Boundary Bay by sea or air.

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Point Roberts Obituaries

It was noted on September 13th, 2017 that Robert Botho MacK died in Point Roberts, Washington.  MacK was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Robert Botho's life.

It was noted by Lynden Tribune on May 20th, 2015 that Paul Gott died in Point Roberts, Washington.  Gott was 64 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Paul's life.

It was revealed by Bellingham Herald on July 30th, 2013 that Margaret Gopaul-Singh passed away in Point Roberts, Washington.  Gopaul-Singh was 73 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Margaret's life.

It was noted by Bellingham Herald on January 6th, 2013 that Ken Peltier perished in Point Roberts, Washington.  Peltier was 16 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ken's life.

It was disclosed by Bellingham Herald on October 28th, 2012 that Shirley M Magnusson passed away in Point Roberts, Washington.  Magnusson was 88 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Shirley M's life.

It was revealed by Press Enterprise on August 14th, 2012 that Mary Lou Skiles died in Hemet, California.  Skiles was 85 years old and was born in Point Roberts, WA.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Mary Lou's life.

It was noted by Press Enterprise on August 14th, 2012 that Mary Lou Skiles died in Hemet, California.  Skiles was 85 years old and was born in Point Roberts, WA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mary Lou's life.

History

Point Roberts is an unincorporated area community in Whatcom County, Washington County, Washington, United States. The maps produced as a result of Eliza's explorations depicted Point Roberts as "Isla de Cepeda" or "Isla de Zepeda" In 1792 the British expedition of George Vancouver and the Spanish expedition of Dionisio Alcalá Galiano encountered one another near Point Roberts. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 98281; the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for ZIP code 98281 had a population of 1,308 at the 2000 United States Census census.

The first Europeans to see Point Roberts were members of the 1791 expedition of Francisco de Eliza. Point Roberts acquired its present name from George Vancouver, who named it after his friend Henry Roberts (captain) Roberts, who had originally been given command of the expedition. They then sailed around Point Roberts and immediately encountered the HMS Chatham (1788) Chatham', the second ship of Vancouver's expedition.