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Welcome to Dobbin ...

Dobbin is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dobbin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Dobbin is 2,590 feet [789 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Dobbin is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Dobbin lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Dobbin: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Dobbin ...

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

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.

  • Mountain Lake Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Terra Alta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Parsons
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rowlesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Deer Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kitzmiller
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dobbin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 1884. The Dobbin post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dobbin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Dobbin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Dobbin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/