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Welcome to Trilby ...

So far, we found very little information about Trilby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Trilby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Trilby, please Contact Us.


Trilby would have been located within present day Ritchie County<2>.


The location of Trilby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Trilby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Trilby is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Trilby was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Trilby still existed, it would have been in the (304) & (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Trilby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Trilby - they are located in Florida, Kansas and Ohio.

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

Communities near Trilby ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
    • Saint Marys is located in Pleasants County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
  • Harrisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
    • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <6>
  • Belmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • West Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • West Union is located in Doddridge County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <6>
  • Middlebourne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellenboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cairo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pullman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Friendly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
    • Friendly is located in Tyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 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 Trilby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trilby.

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

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

Adding Trilby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trilby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Trilby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Trilby post office opened in 1901.

We also found Trilby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trilby.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Trilby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trilby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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