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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 Barnwell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robbins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Robbins is 130 feet [40 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: 803 & 839<4>

Communities Also Named Robbins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), 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.

  • Barnwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • New Ellenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sardis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <5>
  • Hiltonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hilltonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
  • Snelling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Kline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Girard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <5>
  • Bush ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bush is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Robbins post office opened in 1873. The Robbins post office closed in 1913.

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 South Carolina's counties, including Barnwell, 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Robbins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. 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.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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