Robtown, Ohio

Robtown is an unincorporated community in Pickaway County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[2] The area is located approximately five miles west of South Bloomfield, Ohio and three miles northeast of Darbyville, Ohio, on the banks of Grave Run, a tributary of the Scioto River,[3] and at the crossroads of Ohio State Route 316 and Turney Caldwell Road.[4]

Robtown, Ohio
Unincorporated Community
Nickname(s):  Bobtown
Coordinates: 39°43′N 83°03′W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Pickaway
Settled	1822
Government
• Type	None
• Founder	Michael Robison
• co-Founder	Issac Robison
Elevation [1]	787 ft (240 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	43103
Area code(s)	740–220

History

In 1822, Michael Robison moved his family from Pike County, Ohio, to southern Scioto Township where he bought 250 acres and raised 15 children. He died in 1851 and five of his children, Sarah Hall, Matilda Hott, Almira Hott, Ann Hoover, and Issac Robison continued living in what they named Robtown. The Hott Family moved into the main farm house located on Route 316.[5] A post office called Robtown was established on May 16, 1864, before being closed on January 25, 1871, and being reestablished on July 14, 1900, and remained in operation until January 31, 1902.[6] Besides the post office, Robtown had two country stores[7] and the Hott Family Cemetery.

Places of Interest

George Hott Farm Cemetery

Scioto Chapel United Methodist Church.

Hott Farm

The Hott Farm is located on Ohio Route 316. The farm currently consists of a brick farmhouse and two barns.

George Hott Farm Cemetery

As part of the Hott Farm, a family cemetery was established off of Messmore Road. The cemetery has six identifiable markers. In 2019, the cemetery was brought out of disrepair and the first burial in 144 years took place.

• Elizabeth Robison (d. 1849)
• Annie Robison (d. 1849)
• Zachariah McLain (d. 1855)
• Issac Robison (d. 1875)
• unknown
• unknown
• Johann "John" Hartig (d. 2019)

Scioto Chapel

The church was organized in the community around 1843 by the United Brethren In Christ (E.U.B.) in a log school house. In 1875, a frame structure was constructed and the church was renamed Scioto Chapel.[8] In 1968, the E.U.B. merged with the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church. The church is now called Scioto Chapel United Methodist Church, which has a reported congregation of 30 people.[9]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robtown, Ohio
3. "1871 Scioto Township Map". www.birdsofafeather1.com. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
4. "Robtown". Robtown. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
5. History of Franklin & Pickaway Counties, Ohio. Evansville, IN: William Bros. 1880. p. 327.
6. "Pickaway County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
7. Van Cleaf, Aaron R. (1906). History of Pickaway County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Unigraphic. p. 179.
8. "History of Pickaway County". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
9. Communications, United Methodist. "Scioto Chapel United Methodist Church (Ashville, OH) - Find-A-Church". The United Methodist Church. Retrieved 2019-02-18.