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Welcome to Tobin ...

Tobin is located in Plumas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tobin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Tobin is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Tobin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Tobin: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Tobin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Tobin - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Montana, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tobin ...

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

  • Belden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rich Bar ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rich Bar is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bar
  • Bucks Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake
  • Big Bar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Bar is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
  • Merrimac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Pulga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stirling City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Caribou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Caribou is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Inskip ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Inskip is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Meadow Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tobin ...

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

Adding Tobin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tobin 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 (so far) for Tobin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tobin post office opened in 1921. The Tobin post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tobin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tobin - 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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Tobin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Tobin 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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