Welcome to Trenton ...

Trenton is located in Sonoma County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trenton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

When the people of Trenton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trentonian<2>

Trenton is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Trenton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Trenton: (707)

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, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, 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.

• Santa Rosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 174,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Rosa <4>
• Rohnert Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnert Park
  • Rohnert Park is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohnert Park <4>
• Windsor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
• Healdsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdsburg
  • Healdsburg is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdsburg <4>
• Sebastopol
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <4>
• Cotati
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotati
  • Cotati is located in Sonoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotati <4>
• Calistoga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistoga
  • Calistoga is located in Napa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calistoga <4>
• Fulton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Camp Meeker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Meeker
  • Camp Meeker is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Meeker <4>
• Guerneville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guerneville
  • Guerneville is located in Sonoma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guerneville <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Trenton post office opened in 1887.

We also found Trenton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/