Welcome to Robberson ...

Robberson is located on the South Texas Plains.

Robberson is located in Starr County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robberson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Robberson is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Robberson is located in the (956) area code.

Communities near Robberson ...

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

• Arkansas City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
  • Arkansas City is located in Starr County
• San Isidro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Isidro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Isidro
  • San Isidro is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Isidro <4>
• Santa Elena
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Elena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Elena
  • Santa Elena is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Elena <4>
• Delmita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmita
  • Delmita is located in Starr County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmita <4>
• McCook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
  • McCook is located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <4>
• La Carla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Carla
  • La Carla is located in Starr County
  • La Carla has also been known as:
  • La Carla Colonia
• La Victoria
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Victoria
  • La Victoria is located in Starr County
• Las Lomas
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
  • Las Lomas is located in Starr County
• Alto Bonito
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Bonito
  • Alto Bonito is located in Starr County
  • Alto Bonito has also been known as:
  • Alto Bonito Colonia
• El Refugio
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Refugio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Refugio
  • El Refugio is located in Starr County
  • El Refugio has also been known as:
  • El Refugio Colonia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robberson ...

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

Adding Robberson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robberson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Robberson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Robberson post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robberson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/