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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Robbins. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Robbins to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Robbins, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Robbins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Robbins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Robbins ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Robbins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Robbins may originally have been Robbin's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Robbins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robbins.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Robbins is historic, it would have been located within present day Pike County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Adams, Highland, Jackson, Ross & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Robbins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robbins:
- Pike County (The home county of Robbins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Shyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Glen Jean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Piketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Sargents
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Jaybird
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Edna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Rio Grande
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Barretts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Elmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Apple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Bloomingville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Banner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wellston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackfork Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Schooley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Nipgen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summithill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Chillicothe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Fork Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Riton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Bourneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Dills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Minford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Scioto Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- South Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Rosemount
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Slocum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- New Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sciotodale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Hales Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Wilkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Ural ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Frost
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lewis County (KY)
- Firebrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robbins, see our County-by-County Page for Robbins.
Cemeteries Near Robbins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robbins.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Robbins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robbins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Beaver Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cordle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordle Cemetery
- The Cordle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chandler Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Lopp Cemetery
- Shock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blosser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Germany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old German #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beaver Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Givens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (672 more) ...
- Little Ettie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Funk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Robbins itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
- Germany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Germany is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Beaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Givens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Givens is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
- Shyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Linn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Glen Jean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Piketon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sargents
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wetmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robbins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robbins.
Newspapers Published in Robbins ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robbins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robbins, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robbins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Robbins:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robbins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |