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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.

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]

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References

  1. ^ "Trebloc ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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