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Welcome to Tribble ...

Tribble is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tribble, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Tribble is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Tribble: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Tribble ...

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

  • Nitro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Point Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenswood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ripley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Eleanor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Poca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Racine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
  • Bancroft
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 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 Tribble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tribble.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tribble ...

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

Adding Tribble to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tribble post office opened in 1898. The Tribble post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tribble.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tribble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Tribble area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Tribble area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/