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)
- Hallock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
- Stephen is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <3>
- Saint Thomas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Kennedy is located in Kittson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <3>
- Donaldson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Pittsburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Herrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Bowesmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
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 for Robbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Robbin post office opened in 1892.
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |