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Welcome to Dobbin ...

Dobbin is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Dobbin is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dobbin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Dobbin is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dobbin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Dobbin: 936

The ZIP code for Dobbin: 77333<3>

Communities Also Named Dobbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Dobbin - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dobbin ...

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

  • Conroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Navasota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Willis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Panorama Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Magnolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stagecoach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Plantersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd Mission
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dobbin ...

Looking for more information about Dobbin? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Dobbin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dobbin.

Adding Dobbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dobbin 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 Dobbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dobbin post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dobbin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dobbin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dobbin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dobbin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/