RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Colorado >> Yuma County >> RobbIndex...

Welcome to Robb ...

Robb is located in Yuma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robb, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Robb is 3,720 feet [1,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Robb is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Robb lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Robb: 970 & 748<3>

Communities Also Named Robb ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Robb - they are located in Alberta, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Robb ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robb ...

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

Adding Robb to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Robb post office opened in 1889. The Robb post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robb.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robb - 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 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Robb area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Robb 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/