Trebein, Ohio

Trebein is an unincorporated community in Beavercreek Township, Greene County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Trebein, Ohio as seen from William Maxwell Rest Area on Creekside Trail, May 2018

History

A post office called Trebeins was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community was named for F. C. Trebein, the proprietor of a distillery and mill.[3]

The community has in the past also been known variously as Beaver, Beaver Station, Frost Station, Pickeneyville/Pinckneyvile/Pinkneyville, Trebins and Treibeins.[1][4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trebein, Ohio
  2. "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. Broadstone, Michael A. (1918). History of Greene County, Ohio: Its People, Industries and Institutions, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen. p. 223.
  4. Zink, Frank B. "Township History". Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020. Taken from Robinson’s 1961 Rural Directory

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