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Welcome to Robertsburg ...

Robertsburg is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Robertsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Robertsburg is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Robertsburg: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Robertsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Robertsburg - they are located in Ohio and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Robertsburg ...

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

  • Hurricane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Nitro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Point Pleasant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallipolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Winfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eleanor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robertsburg ...

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

Adding Robertsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Robertsburg 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 Robertsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Robertsburg post office opened in 1900. The Robertsburg post office closed in 1994.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robertsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robertsburg - 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 Robertsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Robertsburg 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/