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Welcome to Robbins ...

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.


Robbins would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbins, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Robbins is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Robbins was located: 740 & 220<4>

Communities Also Named Robbins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Robbins: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Columbiana County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 21 communities that are also named Robbins - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Robbins ...

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

  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wellston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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)
  • Piketon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Boston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • South Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • Greggs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greggs is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs

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

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

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

Adding Robbins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robbins 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 Robbins was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robbins.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robbins - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Robbins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Robbins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.