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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Trenton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Trenton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Trenton, please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Trenton is historic, it would have been located within present day Saline County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson & Ottawa.
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:
- Saline County (The home county of Trenton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Cambria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bavaria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
- Bavaria has also been known as:
- Houch
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Mentor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Smolan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Kipp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Glendale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Salemsborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Assaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Longford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <2>
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Industry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Dickinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Solomon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Abilene
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Talmage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Talmage is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Elmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Navarre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Ellsworth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Terra Cotta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Carneiro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
- Venango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Yankee Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
- Langley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Kanopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Quartzite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
- Milo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Lincoln Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnard is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- McPherson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Lindsborg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marquette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Culver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Culver is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Niles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niles is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey has also been known as:
- Ayersville
- Tescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tescott is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Minneapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alfmil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
- Ackley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ackley is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
- Wells
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Brewer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
- Vine Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
- Former name for Vine Creek:
- Vine
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.
- Saline Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crown Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Park Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
- Roselawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93017 <3>
- Gypsum Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gypsum Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Salina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92619 <3>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Donmyer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smolan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bennington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (93 more) ...
- Culver Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Union Cemetery
- The Culver Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Culver Tripp Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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.
Trenton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
- Shipton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shipton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Cambria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bavaria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
- Bavaria has also been known as:
- Houch
- Culver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Culver is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Smolan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Mentor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Verdi is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Bennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Niles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niles is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Kipp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Salemsborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Assaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey has also been known as:
- Ayersville
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 70 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kansas
- Pages specific to Saline County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Dickinson County
- Ellsworth County
- Lincoln County
- McPherson County
- Ottawa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Trenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |