Welcome to Robinson ...

The city of Robinson is located in Crawford County<1> and is the County Seat for Crawford County.

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

The pronunciation of Robinson: RAHB-in-suhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robinson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Robinson has a population of 7,338 people<4> (see below for details).

Robinson is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Robinson (for example, toward Carlisle (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Robinson is within the (618) area code.

The ZIP code for Robinson: 62454<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Robinson had an population of 7,338 people. This is a decrease of 4.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Robinson had a population of 7,713 people (which is 38.92% of the total population of Crawford County). This makes Robinson the county's most populous community.

The population of Robinson represents 0.06% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 259th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,713 people, the population of Robinson increased 13.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,822 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Robinson.

Communities Also Named Robinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 56 communities that are also named Robinson - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Dakota, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington (2), Wisconsin (2), Wyoming and Yukon.

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

Communities near Robinson ...

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

• Lawrenceville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <7>
• Sullivan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <7>
• Oblong
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <7>
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <7>
• Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <7>
• Oaktown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaktown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktown
  • Oaktown is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaktown <7>
• Hutsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutsonville
  • Hutsonville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutsonville <7>
• Flat Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <7>
• Sainte Marie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <7>
• Willow Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
  • Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <7>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Robinson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robinson ...

Looking for more information about Robinson? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Robinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Robinson.

Adding Robinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robinson 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 Robinson was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Robinson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov