Welcome to Trenton ...

Trenton is located in Henry County<1>.

The location of Trenton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trenton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

When the people of Trenton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trentonian<3>

Trenton is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Trenton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Trenton lies within the (319) area code.

Communities Also Named Trenton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Trenton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Trenton ...

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

• Fairfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Mount Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• New London
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Winfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Wayland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <5>
• Brighton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <5>
• Ainsworth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <5>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>

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 Trenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trenton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trenton ...

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

Adding Trenton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trenton 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 for Trenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Trenton post office opened in 1839.

We also found Trenton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trenton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/