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Welcome to Robbs ...

Robbs is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Robbs is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Robbs: 662

Communities Also Named Robbs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Robbs - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Robbs ...

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

  • Pontotoc
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Houston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bruce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <3>
  • Calhoun City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
    • Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <3>
  • Vardaman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
    • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <3>
  • Derma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
    • Derma is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Thaxton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
    • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <3>
  • Algoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Houlka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
    • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Former names for New Houlka:
    • Houlka
    • Old Houlka
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <3>
  • Toccopola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
    • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 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 Robbs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robbs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robbs ...

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

Adding Robbs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Robbs post office opened in 1899.

We also found Robbs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robbs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbs - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/