Welcome to Trevor ...
Trevor is located in Kenosha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Trevor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Trevor is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Trevor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Trevor: 262
The ZIP code for Trevor: 53179<3>
Communities near Trevor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trevor.
- Kenosha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Waukegan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mundelein
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gurnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Chicago
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Chicago is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
- McHenry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
- Round Lake Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <4>
- Pleasant Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
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 Trevor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trevor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trevor. 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 Trevor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trevor. See our Newspapers Page for Trevor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trevor ...
Looking for more information about Trevor? 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 Trevor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trevor.
Adding Trevor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Trevor 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 (so far) for Trevor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Trevor post office opened in 1887.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Trevor.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Kenosha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trevor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Trevor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trevor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |