A visit to the Robbins Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Robbins Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Robbins Cemetery (FG ID #6390).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Robbins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Robbins Cemetery:
29.8622, -97.2403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Robbins Cemetery is located in Bastrop County<3>.
The county seat for Bastrop County is located in Bastrop. Bastrop lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Robbins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Robbins Cemetery.
Establishment of the Robbins Cemetery ...
The Robbins Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Robbins Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Robbins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Psencik Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Psencik Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Psencik Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Old Bartons Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St.s Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cistern Public Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cistern Public Cemetery is located in Cistern.
- The Cistern Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cistern Cemetery
- Nassau Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1356394 <1>
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jeddo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosanky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosanky Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosanky Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosanky Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Rosanky.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6454 <1>
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Henson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pitman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- The Pitman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Muldoon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6031 <1>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Sommers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Sommers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommers Cemetery
- Colorado Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Colorado Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Waelder City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woods Prairie Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Robbins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Robbins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cistern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Kovar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kovar is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kovar
- Jeddo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Rosanky
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stellar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Togo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
- Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Delhi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Muldoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Kirtley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waelder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hills Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pettytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettytown
- Flatonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Bateman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bateman
- Taylorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Sandy Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Praha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- McMahan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Robbins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bastrop County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Robbins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flatonia
- Smithville
- Waelder
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Robbins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Bastrop County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Robbins Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #6390
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1345297 (Robbins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1345297 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Bastrop
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cistern
- Location given for Robbins Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.8621701 Lon: -97.2402673
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bastrop, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robbins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |