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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Robinson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Robinson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Robinson, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Robinson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Robinson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Robinson is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Robinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robinson:
- Marion County (The home county of Robinson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Crows Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Eagle Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Northfield Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Clinton County
- Kirklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Bridgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Fishers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Ridge Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Luxhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Monterey Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Durbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- McCordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Mohawk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- New Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Denny Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Maxwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Brownsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cartersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lizton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Knightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Cadiz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Ogden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Rocklane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- New Whiteland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Stones Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Whiteland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Needham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Bluff Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bargersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Banta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Ingalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Markleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Young
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Red House ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mooresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Brooklyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Lake Hart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Carthage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Brookfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Fountaintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Clover Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Boggstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Gwynneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Hildebrand Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Knighthood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- East Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robinson, see our County-by-County Page for Robinson.
Cemeteries Near Robinson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Robinson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Vine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Silvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hoss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Negley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- McVey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Park East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Robinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robinson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robinson, with the one closest to Robinson listed first.
- Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brightwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwood
- Castleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oaklandon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Broad Ripple
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broad Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Ripple
- Mount Comfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Julietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- McCordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- North Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Indianapolis is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Indianapolis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indianapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinson.
Newspapers Published in Robinson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 384 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinson, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Robinson:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Robinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |