Our Genealogy Helper
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 Robbin (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 Robbin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Robbin is located in Kittson County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kittson County: Marshall, Roseau, Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).
Below are the counties that are near Robbin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robbin:
- Kittson County (The home county of Robbin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbin, with the one closest to Robbin listed first.
- Mattson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lake Bronson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deerwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Halma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Karlstad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Noyes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Noyes is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbin, with the one closest to Robbin listed first.
- Stephen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Englund
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Englund is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
- Oslo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alvarado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alvarado is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Pembina County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbin, with the one closest to Robbin listed first.
- Drayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pittsburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Bowesmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glasston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joliette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
- McArthur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Canton City is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Canton City has also been known as:
- Hensel
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <1>
- Bathgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cavalier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pembina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walsh County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbin, with the one closest to Robbin listed first.
- Herrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herriott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Herriott is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Minto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoople
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mandt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mandt is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
- Ardoch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forest River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robbin, see our County-by-County Page for Robbin.
Cemeteries Near Robbin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robbin.
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 Robbin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robbin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robbin, with the one closest to Robbin listed first.
- Teien Covenant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Drayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tree Claim Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fork Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Landstad Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (94 more) ...
- Stephen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Robbin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robbin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robbin, with the one closest to Robbin listed first.
- Drayton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pittsburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Bowesmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Mattson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Stephen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hallock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glasston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joliette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
- Nash
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robbin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robbin.
Newspapers Published in Robbin ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robbin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robbin, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robbin.
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 Robbin:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Kittson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Pembina County
- Walsh County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Robbin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robbin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |