BlockTrenton, Alabama
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Princeton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35774. It lies near Bingham Cove. The Survey maps it on the Paint Rock quadrangle. It stands 673 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1888 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000
- 1892 USGS Scottsboro quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Paint Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Paint Rock quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Paint Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Gadsden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Huntsville quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1997 USGS Paint Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Trenton between 1996 and 2019, burning about 164 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 20 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 3 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20170414-1 |
| 30 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | NOR-20140330-001 |
| 3 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 63 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trenton in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $6,000 | Several trees were knocked down or uprooted along Highway 65 in the Trenton community. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $3,000 | A severe thunderstorm downed a few trees and caused power outages in the Trenton community. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $2,000 | Post office employee reported a few power lines down. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Trenton | - | The tornado touched down just southeast of Highway 65 in Trenton, producing large limb damage on County Road (CR) 20. The tornado continued and strengthened along CR 20, producing sporadic hardwood and softwood tree damage just north of Little Nashville. Trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, with several broken power poles observed about 2 to 2.5 miles along CR 20. Tree damage and power pole damage here indicated the highest wind speed of 110 mph. Further northeast along the path, the tornado widened near an old community center near Guess Creek, maintaining the 110 mph wind speeds here. Several projectiles were impaled into the ground at this location, some of which were 2-3 feet into the ground. Large swaths of hardwood and softwood trees were also|downed here, with a width estimated at 275 yards. Minor roof damage was also noted, as well as an older outbuilding with the roof removed at this location. The tornado produced additional tree damage at a cemetery at the end of CR 20 before traversing more terrain, producing additional damage at a farm downstream on CR 17. Sporadic tree damage was found along CR 17 on Sleepy Lane, Wilkins Drive, and Pace Drive before crossing Highway 79. Beyond Highway 79, the tornado snapped and uprooted a few more isolated trees south of Maynard Cove before dissipating by CR 28. AL State EMA (ALEA) flight imagery and NVDI Difference Satellite imagery assisted the confirmation of trees downed in hard-to-access locations. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | Torrential rain from a thunderstorm resulted in several inches of water covering Highway 65 in Trenton. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Trenton | - | Quarter size hail was reported along with 45 mph wind gust. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Trenton | - | nickel size hail reported |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Nashville | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Garth | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Pierceton (historical) | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hollytree | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Letcher | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Wininger | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Padgett (historical) | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Lim Rock | 6.0 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Trenton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14679535 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 128063. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.