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Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
Trebloc, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Trebloc, Mississippi is located in MississippiTrebloc, MississippiTrebloc, MississippiLocation within MississippiShow map of MississippiTrebloc, Mississippi is located in the United StatesTrebloc, MississippiTrebloc, MississippiLocation within the United StatesShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 33°50′28″N 88°49′49″W / 33.84111°N 88.83028°W / 33.84111; -88.83028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyChickasaw
Elevation318 ft (97 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code38875
GNIS feature ID678866

Trebloc is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. It is located at the intersections of Highways 8 and 47, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) southeast of Houston, Mississippi.

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).

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.

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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. 14. Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Mississippi Historical Society: 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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