Trebloc, Mississippi

Trebloc is an unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is located at the intersections of Highways 8 and 47, 10.5 mi (16.9 km) southeast of Houston.

Trebloc, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Trebloc, Mississippi
Location within 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)
GNIS feature ID678866[1]

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).[2]

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.[3]

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See also
  • List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trebloc
  2. 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 2010-10-07.
  3. 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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