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Welcome to Robbin ...

Robbin is located in Kittson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Robbin is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Robbin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Robbin: 218

Communities near Robbin ...

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

  • Grafton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grafton is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>
  • Hallock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Thomas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Kennedy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Pittsburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Herrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mattson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
  • Bowesmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robbin ...

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

Adding Robbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robbin 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 Robbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Robbin post office opened in 1892. The Robbin post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robbin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Kittson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/