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Welcome to Robinsonville ...

Robinsonville is located in Escambia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Robinsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Robinsonville is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Robinsonville: (251)

Communities Also Named Robinsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Robinsonville - they are located in Delaware, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Robinsonville ...

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

  • Atmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Century
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
    • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <4>
  • Flomaton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Pollard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Byrneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
    • Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
  • Huxford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Huxford is located in Escambia County
  • Perdido
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hammac
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Hammac is located in Escambia County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robinsonville ...

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

Adding Robinsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Robinsonville post office opened in 1904.

We also found Robinsonville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robinsonville.

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

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robinsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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