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History · Trowbridge

12% of Trowbridge’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on.

0on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Trowbridge’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Trowbridge are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1992. Watch Trowbridge change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Trowbridge’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Trowbridge on the map, 1910 to 1992

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Trowbridge. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Trowbridge on the 1910 USGS mapTrowbridge on the 1952 USGS mapTrowbridge on the 1973 USGS mapTrowbridge on the 1992 USGS map1910Nicolaus sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Trowbridge.

The story so far

Trowbridge, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Trowbridge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Trowbridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sutter County, California, United States. Trowbridge sits at an elevation of 52 feet (16 m). The 2020 United States census reported Trowbridge's population was 229.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 226 in 2010, 229 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Cornelius
1cemetery inside Trowbridge
Fairview

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Rio OsoIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast NicolausIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.