Welcome to Robbins ...
So far, we found very little information about Robbins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Robbins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Robbins, please Contact Us.
Robbins would have been located within present day Barnwell County<2>.
The location of Robbins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Robbins is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Robbins was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Robbins once stood is in the (803) area code.
Communities Also Named Robbins ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Robbins - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robbins.
Communities near Robbins ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Robbins.
- Barnwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell
- Barnwell is located in Barnwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnwell <5>
- New Ellenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ellenton
- New Ellenton is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ellenton <5>
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Aiken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <5>
- Hiltonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiltonia
- Hiltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiltonia <5>
- Hilltonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Snelling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Kline
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Kline is located in Barnwell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kline <5>
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Allendale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
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 Robbins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robbins.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Robbins. 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 Robbins.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Robbins. See our Newspapers Page for Robbins.
Adding Robbins to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Robbins 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 Robbins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Robbins post office opened in 1873.
We also found Robbins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Robbins.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Barnwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |