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History · Trenton

Trenton dates to 1870, and 34% of its homes were built before 1940

1870founded
0on the National Register
34%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
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How Trenton began

When was Trenton founded?

1870

Trenton dates its founding to 1870 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1881.

2020 census: 512156 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1881.

What stands out about Trenton’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 Trenton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Trenton’s homes were built before 1963.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Trenton’s history is told.

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The story so far

Trenton, in brief

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

Trenton is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Trenton was established in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 464 to 512 (+10%).

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

Timeline

Trenton, 1870 to 1927

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1870
    FoundingTrenton is established
  3. 1881Post officeThe Trenton post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1922Born hereJ. Blaine Anderson is born here
  6. 1927Born hereDon Campora is born here
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Trenton, decade by decade

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Trenton

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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J. Blaine AndersonUnited States federal judge · b. 1922
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Don CamporaAmerican football player and coach · b. 1927
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Trenton’s post office has been open since 1881.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Morton
1cemetery inside Trenton
Trenton

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Trenton’s history

What year was Trenton founded?

In 1870, according to Wikidata. Trenton’s post office opened in 1881.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.