Welcome to Robertson ...

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

Robertson is located in Jasper County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robertson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Robertson is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Robertson is within the boundaries of the (409) area code.

Communities Also Named Robertson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Robertson: This one is located in Jasper County and the other is located in Crosby County.

Beyond Texas, there are 15 communities that are also named Robertson - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Tennessee and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Robertson ...

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

• Beaumont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
  • Beaumont is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaumont <4>
• Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Lumberton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <4>
• Vidor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
  • Vidor is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <4>
• Bridge City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
• Silsbee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silsbee
  • Silsbee is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silsbee <4>
• West Orange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
  • West Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <4>
• Pinehurst
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
• Pine Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
  • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
• Rose City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 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 Robertson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robertson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robertson ...

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

Adding Robertson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robertson 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 Robertson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robertson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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