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Welcome to Robbins Crossroads ...

Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbins Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Robbins Crossroads: Robbins Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Robbins Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Robbins Crossroads.

Robbins Crossroads is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Robbins Crossroads: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Robbins Crossroads ...

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

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 Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robbins Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robbins Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Robbins Crossroads? 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 Robbins Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Robbins Crossroads.

Adding Robbins Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robbins Crossroads 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 Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robbins Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbins Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Robbins Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Robbins Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.