Robyville, Ohio
Unincorporated community
Robyville, Ohio is located in Ohio
Robyville, Ohio
Robyville, Ohio
Location of Robyville, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°12′25″N 80°52′45″W / 40.20694°N 80.87917°W / 40.20694; -80.87917
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesJefferson
Elevation
[1]
932 ft (284 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43901
Area code740
GNIS feature ID1049127[1]

Robyville is an unincorporated community in Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Adena on Hanna Avenue, at 40°12′25″N 80°52′45″W / 40.20694°N 80.87917°W / 40.20694; -80.87917.[2][3]

Robyville was a company town for the Roby Coal Company, which operated multiple large mines nearby.[4][5] The Robyville Post Office was established on August 15, 1902 and discontinued on August 31, 1928. Mail service is now handled through the Adena branch.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robyville, Ohio
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  4. ↑ Ohio Inspector of Mines, Thirty Seventh Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines to The Governor of the State of Ohio, The Springfield Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio, 1912, Pgs. 428-431.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robyville Number 80 Drift Number 2 Mine
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robyville Post Office (historical)
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