Robbins Crossroads, Alabama

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Robbins Crossroads, Alabama
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Robbins Crossroads
Coordinates: 33°44′04″N86°59′44″W / 33.73444°N 86.99556°W / 33.73444; -86.99556 Coordinates: 33°44′04″N86°59′44″W / 33.73444°N 86.99556°W / 33.73444; -86.99556
CountryUnited States
State Alabama
County Jefferson
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 205, 659
GNIS feature ID153166 [1]

Robbins Crossroads, also known as Robbins, is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.

History

The community is named for the Robbins family, who moved to the area from Pendleton District, South Carolina. [2] At one time, Robbins Crossroads was home to a grist mill, cotton gin, saw mill, general store, and saloon. [3]

A post office operated under the name Robbins Crossroads from 1873 to 1896. [4]

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References

  1. "Robbins Crossroads". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Joel Campbell DuBose (1904). Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical. Southern historical assoc. p. 119.
  3. Causey, Donna. "Robbins Crossroads – some of the earliest citizens of Jefferson county, Alabama settled here". Alabama Pioneers. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  4. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2020.