Trenton, California
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Russian River-Sonoma Coast census division. It lies in ZIP code area 95401. It stands on Windsor Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sebastopol quadrangle.
Then and now
1935 to 1983The same ground, surveyed 48 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1935 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1954 USGS Sebastopol quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Santa Rosa quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Napa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
248 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 248 fires within 5 miles of Trenton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 210 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 128 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SUNSET |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | MARTINELLI RD / RIVER RD |
| 7 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WESTSIDE |
| 7 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | EASTSIDE |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 29 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | TRENTON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Trenton: 12 occurrences, 10 producers, 10 unknowns, 1 past producer. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Rock Pit and Mill | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wall Tract | Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Rowan Deposit | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| White-O-Ranch Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | 1942 | |
| Archer | Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Archer Tract | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Canyon Rock Pit and Mill | Stone | Producer | ||
| Huntington Bros. General Contractrs | Stone | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trenton in 8 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 7 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Flood | Trenton | $10 | A vehicle was stuck in floodwaters on Eastside Road north of Mark West Station Road. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Trenton | - | The gage along Mark West Creek at Mirabel Heights reached Moderate flooding with a peak stage of 59.79 ft. |
| January 2026 | Flood | Trenton | - | Piner Road was flooded between Fulton Road and Olivet Road. |
| February 2024 | Flood | Trenton | - | Water flooded the roadway at northbound Olivet Road at Piner Road. |
| December 2024 | Flood | Trenton | - | Vehicle was reported stuck in water on Eastside Road north of Trenton-Healdsburg Road. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Trenton | - | Roadway flooding across both lanes. |
| January 2017 | Flood | Trenton | - | Eastside road at Trenton Healdsburg Road entire roadway flooded. |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | Mark West Creek stream gauge at Mirabel Heights exceeded flood stage starting at 8:15 am on January 8. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolsey | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Mirabel Heights | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Wilson Grove | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Forestville | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Harbine (historical) | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Mirabel Park | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Ross | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lacresta (historical) | 2.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1660024. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.









