Trebloc, Mississippi

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.

Trebloc, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Trebloc, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Trebloc, Mississippi
Trebloc, Mississippi
Location within Mississippi
Trebloc, Mississippi is located in the United States
Trebloc, Mississippi
Trebloc, Mississippi
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 33°50′28″N 88°49′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Elevation
318 ft (97 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38875[1]
GNIS feature ID678866[2]

History

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

References
  1. "Trebloc ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trebloc
  3. Phelps, Dawson A.; Edward Hunter Ross (Fall 1952). "Names Please: Place Names along the Natchez Trace" (PDF). The Journal of Mississippi History. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Mississippi Historical Society. 14: 240. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
  4. 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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