Robbinsville

History

A trading post was established near present-day Robbinsville in the early 1840s and the town’s post office opened in 1843. The post office originally served Cheoah Valley, then Fort Montgomery in 1849. Robbinsville was incorporated on June 9, 1874. The town is believed to be named for N.C. state senator James L. Robinson. The town water system was installed in 1925. The Graham County Courthouse was constructed in Robbinsville in 1874 but its floor collapsed two decades later while the building was packed during a murder trial. A replacement built in 1895 was the last wooden courthouse built in North Carolina. The third and current building was completed in 1942. Graham County's first public library opened in Robbinsville in 1939. The library joined the Nantahala Regional Library system in 1940. The building was demolished in 1952 and replaced with a newer facility which opened April 6, 1953. The facility later became a Stanley Furniture plant and the town's largest industry and employer. That plant closed in mid-2014, laying off 400 workers. In July 2025, Eco King Solutions purchased the factory for a new manufacturing facility that plans to bring 515 jobs to area. Eco King is a US subsidiary of a Chinese company and is making its US debut in Robbinsville. The company makes plates, trays, etc for restaurants and markets. # N.M.E. Slaughter (1893–) # R.B. Slaughter (c.1930–1943) # J.D. Stratton (c.1963) # Stephen Hooper (c.2019) # Shaun Adams (2021–present)

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. Robbinsville is categorized as being within the 7a USDA hardiness zone, meaning temperatures can get as low as 0 to 5 °F. The climate is humid subtropical (Cfa). Summers are mild by southern standards, and winters are cool to cold. The largest snowfall in Robbinsville was the 1993 Storm of the Century where 15 to 20 inches fell. Rainfall is abundant year round with only a slight drop off in the autumn.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  1,259
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,229
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,171
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,157
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,121
• Red-eyed Vireo

  Vireo olivaceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,050
• Eastern Towhee

  Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  985
• Hooded Warbler

  Setophaga citrina (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  932

Largest nearby schools

• Robbinsville Elementary
  Elementary · Robbinsville · 528 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• Robbinsville High
  High · Robbinsville · 363 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Robbinsville Middle
  Middle · Robbinsville · 250 students · 13.9:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.65 — 2026-03-24
  10 km SSW of Dillsboro, North Carolina
• M 2.5 — 2025-08-19
  6 km SE of Seymour, Tennessee
• M 2.57 — 2025-07-10
  2 km E of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 4.1 — 2025-05-10
  21 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2024-08-05
  4 km SSE of Sevierville, Tennessee
• M 2.51 — 2023-11-04
  7 km WSW of Bryson City, North Carolina