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Welcome to Robbins ...

Robbins is located in Dorchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Robbins is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Robbins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Robbins - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Robbins ...

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

  • 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 northeast)
  • East New Market
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Vienna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Church Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robbins ...

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

Adding Robbins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robbins 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 Robbins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Robbins post office opened in 1906. The Robbins post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robbins.

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 - 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 area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Robbins 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.
<5>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/