Welcome to Robertson ...

Robertson is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

The location of Robertson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robertson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Robertson is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Robertson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Robertson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Robertson: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 15 communities that are also named Robertson - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robertson.

Communities near Robertson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Robertson.

• Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• O'Fallon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Saint Charles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Saint Peters
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <4>
• Florissant
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• University City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
• Granite City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• Kirkwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Robertson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robertson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Robertson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robertson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Robertson. See our Newspapers Page for Robertson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robertson ...

Looking for more information about Robertson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Robertson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Robertson.

Adding Robertson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robertson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Robertson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Robertson post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robertson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robertson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/