Trebloc, Mississippi
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  Trebloc, Mississippi Location within Mississippi  Trebloc, Mississippi Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 33°50′28″N 88°49′49″W / 33.84111°N 88.83028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Chickasaw |
| Elevation | 318 ft (97 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38875[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 678866[2] |
Trebloc is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.[2] It is located at the intersections of Highways 8 and 47, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) southeast of Houston, Mississippi.
History
[edit]Trebloc is named after a historic Chickasaw-Scots family located in the area named "Colbert", who used letters in their name to create the town name "Trebloc" (an ananym).[3]
A small United States post office is located at Trebloc, as is the historic house of a doctor. Trebloc post office was established June 23, 1894, with Joseph M. Colbert as first postmaster.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Trebloc ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trebloc
- ^ Phelps, Dawson A.; Edward Hunter Ross (Fall 1952). "Names Please: Place Names along the Natchez Trace" (PDF). The Journal of Mississippi History. 14. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Mississippi Historical Society: 240. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
- ^ Gallagher, John S. and Patera, Alan H. (1996) Mississippi Post Offices, p. 28. Lake Grove, Oregon: The Depot, ISBN 0-943645-35-2
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