Do you know of Trumbull ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Trumbull. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Trumbull.<1>

Our sources for Trumbull (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Trumbull other than they indicate that Trumbull would be found somewhere in White County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1873 and closed  in 1905.

Communities Also Named Trumbull ...

We found five communities that share the name Trumbull.

Within Illinois, the name Trumbull is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Colorado
    • Jefferson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Trumbull [Jefferson County].
  • Connecticut
    • Fairfield County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Trumbull [Fairfield County].
  • Nebraska
    • Adams County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Trumbull [Adams County].
  • Ohio
    • Ashtabula County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Trumbull [Ashtabula County].
  • Texas
    • Ellis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Trumbull [Ellis County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Trumbull ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Trumbull:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Trumbull - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

The FIPS database contains an entry for Trumbull.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 17/76277   (Place Name: Trumbull)

County: White     (FIPS State/County: 17/193)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Trumbull) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  White County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in White County.