Trevlac, Indiana
unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana
Trevlac is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The Trevlac Bluffs Nature Preserve, a privately owned and administered reserve, lies to the east and south of the town.
History
Trevlac was the name of Colonel Calvert, reversed. A post office was established at Trevlac in 1907. But there was already a Calvert, Indiana, so the Post Office said a different name would be needed. It remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.
The public source identifies “Trevlac, Indiana” as unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Trevlac, Indiana and unincorporated.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Trevlac, Indiana”, the useful work is to connect “unincorporated community in Brown County, Indiana” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7839011. Authority coordinates are 39.266, -86.337. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1907 and 1966.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Trevlac, Indiana” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.