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Welcome to West Trenton ...

West Trenton is located in Mercer County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of West Trenton, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of West Trenton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

A typical abbreviation for West Trenton: W. Trenton

West Trenton is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Trenton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

West Trenton is within the (609) area code.

Communities Also Named West Trenton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Trenton - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near West Trenton ...

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

  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Burlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
  • Morrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
  • Doylestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hatboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
    • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
  • Jenkintown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bordentown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
    • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Lambertville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
    • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
  • New Britain
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Bucks County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <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 West Trenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Trenton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Trenton ...

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

Adding West Trenton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Trenton post office opened in 1925.

We also found West Trenton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Trenton.

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Trenton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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