Welcome to Dobbin ...

Dobbin is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Dobbin is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dobbin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Dobbin is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Dobbin is located in the (936) area code.

Communities Also Named Dobbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dobbin - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dobbin ...

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

• Conroe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <3>
• Navasota
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <3>
• Willis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
  • Willis is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
• Panorama Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <3>
• Montgomery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>
• Stagecoach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Plantersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <3>
• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
• Todd Mission
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
  • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 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 Dobbin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dobbin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dobbin. 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 Dobbin.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dobbin ...

Looking for more information about Dobbin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dobbin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dobbin.

Adding Dobbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dobbin 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 Dobbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dobbin post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dobbin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/