Trenton, Kansas
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Elm Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67401. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Salina quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1942 USGS Salina quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Salina quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
70 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Trenton between 2015 and 2018, burning about 216 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Saline County | 2173 |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2257 |
| 3 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Saline County | 1967 |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2228 |
| 27 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Saline County | 1918 |
| 26 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2068 |
| 26 August 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Saline County | 1910 |
| 17 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 1892 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Trenton: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipton | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Salina | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Marydel | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hedville | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| New Cambria | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bavaria | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Phillips Village (historical) | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mentor | 10.4 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 476631. 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.






