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Do you know of Robbins ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Robbins. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Robbins.

We found mention of Robbins as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1898 and closed  in 1934.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Robbins ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Robbins.

Within Wisconsin, the name Robbins is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Robbins [Colbert County].
    • California
      • Sutter County
      • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Robbins [Sutter County].
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Robbins [Sussex County].
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Robbins [Cook County].
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Robbins [Linn County].
    • Maine
      • Aroostook County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Robbins [Aroostook County].
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Robbins [Dorchester County].
    • Michigan
      • Charlevoix County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Robbins [Charlevoix County].
      • Ontonagon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Robbins [Ontonagon County].
    • Missouri
      • Johnson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Robbins [Johnson County].
    • North Carolina
      • Moore County
      • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Robbins [Moore County].
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Robbins [Columbiana County].
      • Pike County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Robbins [Pike County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Cherokee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Robbins [Cherokee County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Robbins [Allegheny County].
      • Westmoreland County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Robbins [Westmoreland County].
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Robbins [Barnwell County].
    • Tennessee
      • Pickett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Robbins [Pickett County].
      • Scott County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Robbins [Scott County].
    • Texas
      • Leon County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Robbins [Leon County].
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Robbins [Lee County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Robbins ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Robbins:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

The FIPS database contains an entry for Robbins.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 55/68450   (Place Name: Robbins)

County: Oneida     (FIPS State/County: 55/085)

Class: X3

More Orphans in  Oneida County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Oneida County.

Bear SkinPowell
Bolton 
 Rainbow
ConoverReynolds
 Rummeles
Garth 
 Sanders
Hiles JunctionSatuit
HixonScott
 Shepards Lake
Lac du FlambeauState Line
Lake George 
 Tomahawk Lake
Manitowish 
 Waudena
PenningtonWiley

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Robbins could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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