Robersonville is a small town along Highway 64 in Martin County, North Carolina. The town was founded in 1872. It was named after the Roberson family and the town quickly grew with their railroad company. The growth of the railroad company helped the town go from a farming and agriculture area to a thriving town. Businesses were able to form around the rail road and helped increase trade. Agriculture came back as the big economic leading factor when they opened the first tobacco market in the early 1900s. This attracted many new businesses as the rail roads were able to bring in other goods while exporting tobacco, their main source of income.

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Robersonville continued to thrive as a small town with their classic small mom and pop shops, churches, and a tight knit community. Even though the tobacco industry slowly died out, Robersonville still kept up by pushing other industries. Industries like Ann’s House of Nuts helped keep the economy growing, keeping the agriculture background alive.

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Today, it preserves its history with its St James Museum, a historic primitive baptism church that now has plenty of southern folk art, old furnishings, and even antique duck decoys. The house was originally constructed in 1910 and later restored in 1990. It continues to have plenty of North Carolina art work, like plenty of quilts which also features 42 African American examples. With its small population, its community is strong, revolving around church events, school events, and other small town traditions. It's a classic small town rural America feel.