Trenton, North Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Trenton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 58853. It lies near Bobs Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle. 488 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,932 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Williston quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Williston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Trenton between 2008 and 2020, burning about 346 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 330 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 200904 |
| 18 July 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | BNSF 7/18/19 FIRE |
| 27 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | IRRIGATION CANAL FIRE |
| 23 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | North Dakota State Forest Service | MM 10 HWY 2 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | North Dakota State Forest Service | 14736 LAMBERT ST |
| 17 March 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Dakota Prairie National Grasslands | SILURIAN 9-1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
26 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trenton in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 15 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 dust devil, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 | Dust Devil | Trenton | 1 hurt | A dust devil or whirlwind blew through Trenton. A four year old girl was injured as the trampoline she was playing on was lifted about 25 feet into the air. The trampoline landed back on the ground about 60 feet from its original position. The child was found under the trampoline. The child was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Williston. Detailed reports were provided by the Williams County Sheriff. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Trenton | $500,000 | Over two inches of rain fell in a very short time period and led to flash flooding along parts of North Dakota Highway 1804 southwest of Williston. People were isolated by flood waters and unable to leave their homes at the flood peak. Damage occurred to roads and soil was significantly eroded in several areas. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $40,000 | Part of a roof was blown off a building, and another small building was blown over. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $20,000 | A roof was damaged. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Trenton | $15,000 | The large hail resulted in broken windows on a home. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | A tree was blown over. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | The Williams County Emergency Manager estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 65 mph. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | The wind gust was estimated. No damage was reported. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Trenton | - | There were no reports of damage with this large hail report. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Trenton | - | The large hail resulted in some reported damage to crops. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Trenton | - | Sugar beet crop damaged by hail. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Estimated wind gust 80 mph blew two grain bins off their foundations, one moved 1000 feet away and the other 40 feet. 1 inch hail also reported. Winds in excess of 55 mph between 235 AM CST and 245 AM CST. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a grain bin. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Trenton | - | roof and crop damage |
| July 2018 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2015 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marley | 4.8 miles | 5 | |
| Buford | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Williston | 12.7 miles | 6 | |
| Avoca | 18.4 miles | 6 | |
| West Bonetraill | 23.6 miles | 5 | |
| Spring Brook | 23.6 miles | 7 | |
| Marmon | 23.9 miles | 5 | |
| Bonetraill | 23.9 miles | 5 |
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 Q3608982 | 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 1032516. 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.



