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History · Trilla

Trilla’s post office opened in 1882, and 100% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1934 on.

1882first post office
0on the National Register
100%homes built before 1940
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How Trilla began

When was Trilla founded?

1882

The Trilla post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 156144 years
Founding year: the first Trilla post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Trilla’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Trilla are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Trilla’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Trilla’s history is told.

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The story so far

Trilla, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Trilla yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Trilla is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Trilla had a population of 156.

Its first post office opened in 1882.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Trilla on the map in 1934

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Trilla.

Trilla on the 1934 USGS map1934Mattoon sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Trilla.

Famous people

Famous people close to Trilla

Nobody well known was born in Trilla itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Patricia HarrisAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1924
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Thomas Chrowder ChamberlinAmerican geologist and educator · b. 1843
Frank EdwardsAmerican writer and broadcaster · b. 1908
James W. MorrisonAmerican actor · b. 1888
Joe KnollenbergAmerican politician · b. 1933
Otis F. GlennAmerican politician · b. 1879

Questions about Trilla’s history

What year was Trilla founded?

The Trilla post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.