Welcome to Trist ...

Trist is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trist, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Trist is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Trist lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Trist: 517

Communities near Trist ...

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

• Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackson
  • From Trist to Jackson
• Chelsea
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <3>
• Dexter
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dexter
  • From Trist to Dexter
• Pinckney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
  • Pinckney is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckney <3>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Leslie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leslie
  • From Trist to Leslie
• Stockbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stockbridge
  • From Trist to Stockbridge
• Brooklyn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
• Grass Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
• Dansville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dansville
  • From Trist to Dansville

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 Trist. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trist.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trist. 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 Trist.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trist ...

Looking for more information about Trist? 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 Trist, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trist.

Adding Trist to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trist 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 Trist was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Trist post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trist.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/