Welcome to Trowbridge ...

Trowbridge is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Trowbridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Trowbridge: TROH-brij<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trowbridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Trowbridge is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Trowbridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Trowbridge (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Trowbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Trowbridge - they are located in California, Michigan (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trowbridge.

Communities near Trowbridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trowbridge.

• Mattoon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
  • Mattoon is located in Coles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattoon <5>
• Effingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
  • Effingham is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <5>
• Shelbyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Teutopolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teutopolis
  • Teutopolis is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teutopolis <5>
• Neoga
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
  • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <5>
• Greenup
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <5>
• Toledo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
• Windsor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Watson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <5>
• Stewardson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
  • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Trowbridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trowbridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trowbridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trowbridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trowbridge. See our Newspapers Page for Trowbridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trowbridge ...

Looking for more information about Trowbridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Trowbridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trowbridge.

Adding Trowbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trowbridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Trowbridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trowbridge post office opened in 1890.

We also found Trowbridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trowbridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trowbridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov