Welcome to Trenton ...

Trenton is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trenton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Trenton is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Trenton (for example, toward Culbertson (MT)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The telephone area code for Trenton: (701)

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), Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, 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.

• Williston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Williston is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williston <4>
• Fairview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Richland County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Alexander
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <4>
• Bainville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainville
  • Bainville is located in Roosevelt County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainville <4>
• Dore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Dore is located in McKenzie County
• Cartwright
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <4>
• Charbonneau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
• Harding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County
• Lake Jessie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
• Springbrook
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
  • Springbrook is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Trenton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Trenton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

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 State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/