[3] In 1822, Michael Robison moved his family from Pike County, Ohio, to southern Scioto Township where he bought 250 acres and raised 15 children.

The Hott family moved into the main farm house located on Route 316.

[5] Besides the post office, Robtown had two country stores[6] and the Hott Family Cemetery.

As part of the Hott Farm, a family cemetery was established off of Messmore Road.

After more than 50 years of being affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the congregation voted to leave the denomination to join the Global Methodist Church on January 1, 2023, as a result of a schism between the UMC and several more traditional congregations.