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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Trenton is located in Edgefield County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.

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:

  • Edgefield County     (The home county of Trenton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
    • Johnston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Murphys Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
    • Colliers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
    • Batesburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fredonia
      • From Trenton to Fredonia
    • Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Gilbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
  • McCormick County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
    • Old Town Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Saluda County
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
      • Martinez is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinez <1>
    • Memory Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Snead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Evans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamkin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lamkin
      • From Trenton to Lamkin
    • Arrow Head
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiokee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiokee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
      • Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kiokee
      • From Trenton to Kiokee
    • Fort Gordon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
    • Grovetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maddox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Appling
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.
    • National Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Bonair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
    • Augusta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Waverly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southgate Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Fleming Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Richmond Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • Barton Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
      • Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
    • Belair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
      • Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belair
      • From Trenton to Belair
    • Fairvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Gracewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Wicker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeLoach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeLoach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Busbee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busbee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Timmerman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Timmerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Timmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (268 more) ...
    • Mt. of Olives Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. of Olives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. of Olives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Edgefield Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fields Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Trenton had a population of 302 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Trenton had a population of 200 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Trenton, with the one closest to Trenton listed first.

  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eureka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eureka
    • From Trenton to Eureka
  • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
  • Johnston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vaucluse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Croft
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
  • Graniteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ridge Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenoir ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenoir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
  • Colliers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Meeting Street
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
    • Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
  • Aiken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Lane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
    • Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Morgana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
      • Morgana is located in Edgefield County
    • Poverty Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poverty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
      • Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
    • Langley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 36 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. 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:

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 Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Trenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7403, Longitude: -81.8427    









 

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