Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Trenton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Trenton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Trenton is located in Blackford County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blackford County: Delaware, Grant, Jay & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Trenton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trenton:
- Blackford County (The home county of Trenton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Ridertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Shamrock Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Berne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Preble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Desoto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Gaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Janney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Liberty Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Muncie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Upland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Arcana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Farrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Fowlerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Gas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Luray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Markle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Banquo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Harlansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Redkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Antiville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bluff Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Summitville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Prosperity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Farmland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- New Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rural
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Modoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Haysville Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Wabash County
- La Fontaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Keystone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Phenix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Petroleum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Reiffsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Travisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Vera Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Bluffton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Lightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Fort Recovery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Skeels Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wendelin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trenton, see our County-by-County Page for Trenton.
Cemeteries Near Trenton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trenton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Trenton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Personett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Twibell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buckles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tablor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Emshwiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emshwiller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emshwiller Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Hartford City.
- The Emshwiller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gochenour Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262545 <3>
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claycomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Claycomb Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Redkey.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84644 <3>
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Trenton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trenton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Ridertown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Dunkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Balbec
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balbec is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balbec
- Redkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Como is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Corkwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corkwell is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corkwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trenton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trenton.
Newspapers Published in Trenton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trenton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trenton, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trenton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Trenton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Blackford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Henry County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Darke County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Trenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |