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Welcome to Robinsonville ...

Robinsonville is located in Grant County<1>.


The location of Robinsonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Robinsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

Robinsonville is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Robinsonville is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Robinsonville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Robinsonville: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Robinsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Robinsonville - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Robinsonville ...

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

  • Sumpter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Granite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
    • Granite is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Austin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Grant County
  • Bates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Whitney ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Baker County
  • Cabell City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
    • Cabell City is located in Grant County
  • Susanville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susanville
    • Susanville is located in Grant County
  • Bourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
    • Bourne is located in Baker County
  • Galena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Grant County
  • Prairie City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robinsonville ...

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

Adding Robinsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robinsonville 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 Robinsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Robinsonville post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robinsonville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robinsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robinsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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