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Welcome to Robinsonville ...

Robinsonville is located in Sussex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robinsonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Robinsonville is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Robinsonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Robinsonville: 302

Communities Also Named Robinsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Robinsonville - they are located in Alabama, 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.

  • Milford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Millsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Selbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ocean View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rehoboth Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Robinsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Robinsonville post office opened in 1895. The Robinsonville post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robinsonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robinsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/