Welcome to Fort Robinson ...
So far, we found very little information about Fort Robinson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fort Robinson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Robinson, please Contact Us.
Fort Robinson would have been located within present day Dawes County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Robinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Robinson: Ft. Robinson
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Robinson is 3,810 feet [1,161 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fort Robinson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Fort Robinson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Fort Robinson was located: 308
Communities Also Named Fort Robinson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Robinson - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Robinson.
Communities near Fort Robinson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Robinson.
- Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Dawes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <4>
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Dawes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney <4>
- Marsland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsland
- Marsland is located in Dawes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsland <4>
- Horn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Dawes County
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Sioux County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
- Montrose ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Chadron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadron
- Chadron is located in Dawes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadron <4>
- Ardmore ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- Ardmore is located in Fall River County (SD)
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 Fort Robinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Robinson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Robinson. 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 Fort Robinson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Robinson. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Robinson.
Adding Fort Robinson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Robinson 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 Fort Robinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Robinson post office opened in 1879.
We also found Fort Robinson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Robinson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dawes County: www.co.dawes.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
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 Fort Robinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Dawes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Robinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |