Abandoned Record
About Robbins
Robbins is a ghost town in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The community has the name of Charles Robbins, a pioneer settler.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Robbins, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Robbins is
Historic maps
12 historic USGS maps cover Robbins
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1894 Estillville sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1921 Big Stone Gap sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1922 Big Stone Gap sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1929 Big Stone Gap sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1935 Keokee sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Keokee sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Johnson City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Johnson City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Johnson City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Johnson City sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1976 Keokee sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Bristol sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Robbins, Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7341045.
- USGS GNIS 1496563.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).