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Welcome to Robbins Landing ...

Robbins Landing is located in Dorchester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Robbins Landing: Robbins Lndg. (or less commonly used: Robbins Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Robbins Landing for more information about variations on the name of Robbins Landing.

Robbins Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Robbins Landing: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Robbins Landing ...

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

  • Cambridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Trappe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Secretary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • East New Market
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mardela Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Vienna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Church Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookview is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Bucktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Crapo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robbins Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Dorchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbins Landing - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Robbins Landing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Robbins Landing 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.