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Welcome to Robertson ...

Robertson is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robertson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Robertson is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Robertson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Robertson: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 15 communities that are also named Robertson - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Robertson ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Fallon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Peters
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Florissant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • University City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
  • Granite City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kirkwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robertson ...

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

Adding Robertson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Robertson post office opened in 1929. The Robertson post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robertson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robertson - 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/