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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Robbins (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Robbins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Robbins ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

While the name of this community is Robbins, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Robbins may originally have been Robbin's.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Robbins. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Robbins.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Robbins is located in Leon County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Leon County: Anderson, Freestone, Houston, Limestone, Madison & Robertson.

Below are the counties that are near Robbins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Robbins:

  • Leon County     (The home county of Robbins)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Concord
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jewett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Newby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newby is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby
    • Flynn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Marquez
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Normangee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Middleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
    • Wealthy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
  • Brazos County
    • Edge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
  • Freestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Donie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Freestone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Dew
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dew is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Lanely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Teague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Teague is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <2>
    • Oakwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Red Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Turlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Turlington is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
    • Austonio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Porter Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Limestone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Farrar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Farrar is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
    • Personville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Lost Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lost Prairie is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Prairie
    • Fallon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Thornton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Groesbeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kosse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kosse is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <2>
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • George
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • George is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • North Zulch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.
    • Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Seale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Seale is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
    • Bald Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • New Baden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Owensville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
    • Wheelock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Robbins, see our County-by-County Page for Robbins.

Cemeteries Near Robbins ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robbins.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Robbins - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Robbins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.

  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Burleson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Moores Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Seale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Curtiss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Robbins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robbins.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Robbins, with the one closest to Robbins listed first.

  • Concord
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Marquez
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Leona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Seale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Seale is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
  • Middleton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
  • Farrar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Farrar is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
  • Guys Store
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Guys Store is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys Store
  • Russell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Oletha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oletha is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bald Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bald Prairie is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Prairie
    • Keechi
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Keechi is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
    • Luna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Luna is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robbins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robbins.

Newspapers Published in Robbins ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robbins.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robbins, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robbins.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Robbins:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robbins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.