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Introduction ...

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 Robbins (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 Robbins. 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.

Name Variations for Robbins ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Robbins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Robbins may originally have been Robbin's.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Robbins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robbins.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Robbins is located in Dorchester County.

To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dorchester County: Sussex (DE), Caroline, Somerset, Talbot & Wicomico.

Below are the counties that are near Robbins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robbins:

  • Dorchester County     (The home county of Robbins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Andrews
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Andrews is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Crapo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
    • Lakesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
    • Toddville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
    • Bucktown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
    • Wingate
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elliott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Bishops Head
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
    • Fishing Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
    • Church Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crocheron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Crocheron is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocheron
  • Calvert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Cove Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cove Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Point
    • Brianwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Brianwood is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brianwood
    • Chesapeake Ranch Estates - Drum Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Drum Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Drum Point is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drum Point
    • Dowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lusby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Olivet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Olivet is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Solomons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Coster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Coster is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
    • Cove View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cove View is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove View
    • Saint Leonard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mackall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mackall is located in Calvert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackall
  • Caroline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Preston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hynson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hynson is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
    • Bethlehem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Tanyard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tanyard is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
    • Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Grove is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Federalsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Mary's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Lexington Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Dameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Dameron is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dameron
    • Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Marys City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • California
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Town Creek Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • North Town Creek Manor is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Creek Manor
    • Great Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gum Landing is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Landing
    • Drayden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Callaway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sotterley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Sotterley is located in Saint Mary's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotterley
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Chance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dames Quarter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deal Island
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Vernon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
    • Wenona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wenona is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
    • Monie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Monie is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
    • Champ
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Champ is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
    • Oriole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oriole is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
    • Loretto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Loretto is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Somersett Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
    • Eden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Eden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Frenchtown - Rumbly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchtown - Rumbly is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown - Rumbly
  • Talbot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Trappe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Oxford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Royal Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Kirkham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kirkham is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
    • Newcomb
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Newcomb is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Neavitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Neavitt is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
    • Tilghman Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tilghman Island is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman Island
    • Easton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tilghman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tilghman is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Riverside is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Talbot Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
    • Bozman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Wicomico County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Tyaskin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bivalve
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jesterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jesterville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesterville
    • Nanticoke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
    • Capitola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Capitola is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Green Hill Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
    • Mardela Springs
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Quantico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Twiggs Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Allen is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Centennial Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
    • Hebron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Sussex County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Reliance
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
    • Delmar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <2>
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
    • Laurel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
    • Briar Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
    • Heritage Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Seaford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robbins, see our County-by-County Page for Robbins.

Cemeteries Near Robbins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robbins.

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 Robbins - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robbins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.

  • Insley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gootee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elliotts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotts Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary Star of the Sea Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woolford Mace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Airey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Robbins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robbins.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.

  • Lakesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakesville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesville
  • Crapo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crapo is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo
  • Toddville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Toddville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Bestpitch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bestpitch is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestpitch
  • Wingate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Elliott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Bucktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bucktown is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
  • Bishops Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bishops Head is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishops Head
  • Fishing Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Hoopersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoopersville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopersville
  • Church Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cokeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cokeland is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeland
    • Woolford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Woolford is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
    • Nanticoke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robbins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robbins.

Newspapers Published in Robbins ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robbins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robbins, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robbins.

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 Robbins:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Robbins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.