South Trenton, New York
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Trenton town. It lies in ZIP code area 13304. It stands on Crooked Brook. The Survey maps it on the South Trenton quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1985The same ground, surveyed 87 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
11 surveys from 23 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.
- 1898 USGS Utica quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Utica quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1945 USGS South Trenton quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS South Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Utica quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS South Trenton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Utica quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of South Trenton between 1997 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 July 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 12 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 June 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of South Trenton: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneeveld Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Barneveld Sand & Gravel No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Number 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 2 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Poland Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spear Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trenton Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Trenton in 1 storm report in 2010: 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 2010 | Flash Flood | South Trenton | - | Route 8 near Deerfield was flooded due to heavy rains. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Mapledale | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| North Gage | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Barneveld | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Trenton Falls | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Holland Patent | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Stittville | 5.8 miles | 26 | |
| East Floyd | 6.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965880. 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.










