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Welcome to Dobbins ...

So far, we found very little information about Dobbins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Dobbins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dobbins, please Contact Us.

Dobbins would have been located within present day Rowan County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dobbins is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Dobbins was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Dobbins was located: 704 & 980<4>

Communities Also Named Dobbins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Dobbins - they are located in California, Kentucky, Michigan and New Jersey.

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

Websites for Dobbins ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dobbins, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Dobbins ...

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

  • Kannapolis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mooresville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Statesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mocksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • China Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Landis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Granite Quarry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Dobbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dobbins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Dobbins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Dobbins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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