Robbins is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

and

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(CDP) in Scott County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population is 287. It is concentrated along U.S. Route 27 between

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and

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, in Tennessee's

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region. The community is served by Robbins Elementary School. It is also home to Barton Chapel, a 1920s-era

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church designed by noted architectural firm, Barber and McMurry. The community is probably named for a family that lived in the vicinity when a post office was established in 1880.Larry Miller,
Tennessee Place Names
' (Indiana University Press, 2001), p. 178.

Demographics

Notable people

Bruce Fairchild Barton Bruce Fairchild Barton (August 5, 1886 – July 5, 1967) was an American author, advertising executive, and Republican politician. He represented Manhattan in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937 to 1941. In 1940, he ran for election to t ...

, an advertising executive who represented New York in the

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from 1937 to 1940 * Harry C. Stonecipher, former president and CEO of

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and

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{{authority control Census-designated places in Scott County, Tennessee Census-designated places in Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Tennessee Unincorporated communities in Scott County, Tennessee