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History · Robinette

Robinette’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Robinette. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Robinette is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along Buffalo Creek. Its population was 567 as of the 2020 census (down from 663 at the 2010 census). Prior to 2010, Robinette was part of the Amherstdale-Robinette CDP.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 663 to 567 (-14%). Half of its homes were built before 1981.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Robinette yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Robinette’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Robinette

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Joanne DruJoanne DruLogan · 12 miLPLea Ann ParsleyLogan · 12 miMAMichael AmmarLogan · 12 miReuben Lindsay WalkerReuben Lindsay WalkerLogan · 12 miDevil Anse HatfieldDevil Anse HatfieldLogan · 12 miTed BelcherTed BelcherAccoville · 3 mi
By decade

Robinette, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Robinette is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Robinette has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Chafin House in Logan, 12 miles away.

Robinette and the nearest listed places

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Chafin HouseHatfield CemeteryChesapeake and Ohio 2755 Steam LocomotiveWyoming County Courthouse and JailWhitesville SchoolMadison National Bank

Closest to Robinette

Chafin HouseLogan · Building12miHatfield CemeterySarah Ann · Site13miChesapeake and Ohio 2755 Steam LocomotiveHenlawson · Built 194714.7miWyoming County Courthouse and JailPineville · Building19.1miWhitesville SchoolWhitesville · Building19.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Chafin House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Robinette?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Robinette’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Man📜 Oceana📜 Logan📜 Gilbert
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