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Trenton Illinois Map

Explore Trenton, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Trenton, Illinois

How to Use This Trenton, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Trenton, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Trenton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Trenton
State	Illinois (IL)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.605604
Longitude	-89.682037
Population	2,690
Density	552.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	62293
Area Code	217
County Seat	Carlyle
School District	Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

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About Trenton, Illinois

Trenton is a locality in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,690. The population density is 552.5 people per km². Trenton is located at 38.6056°N, 89.6820°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Trenton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62293.

Trenton occupies a flat expanse of the Illinois prairie where the sky seems to possess more gravity than the earth itself. It lies 9.3 miles south of Highland, IL (from Highland, IL: bearing 184°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northeast of Mascoutah. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, interrupted only by the distant, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge that anchors the western sky. Two miles to the north, the quiet movement of Sugar Creek carves a shallow path through the black soil, while the still, reflective surface of Rocky Ford Pond mirrors the changing hues of the Midwestern afternoon. At the center of the local landscape, Nut House Park provides a small, green anchor for the community, offering a place where the wind carries the dry, sweet scent of maturing corn and soybeans across the fields.

Trenton carries the weight of a settlement forged in the mid-nineteenth century, built upon the bedrock of agricultural enterprise and the steady pulse of rail-side industry. The local economy maintains a deliberate pace, rooted in the surrounding farmland that dictates the seasonal rhythm of the streets and the quiet, industrious nature of those who live here. Red-brick buildings stand as sturdy reminders of the era when this corridor first connected the interior plains to the growing markets of the east. Life in Trenton favors the predictable hum of daily labor and the communal gatherings that occur away from the frantic motion of larger hubs, reflecting a character shaped by the endurance of the soil and the persistent, honest toil of the people who call this place home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Art Classics, Ltd. (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 176° S
Trenton Community Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 087° E
Northland Nature Preserve (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 302° NW
St Francis of Assisi (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 092° E
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 093° E
In Memory of Barney Feldman, Sep 10, 2011~Dec 21, 1973 (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 088° E
Locust Hills Golf Course (Park) — 7.4 mi, 268° W
Golf Course (Park) — 9.8 mi, 249° W
Kaskaskia River - Carlyle (Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 146° SE
7 Gates of Hell: Gate 7 (Viewpoint) — 11.3 mi, 308° NW
O'Fallon Historical Society (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 266° W
Scenic Red Caboose (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 266° W
Browns Mound (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 300° NW
Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 199° S
Emma Kunz County Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 247° SW
Green Root Gallery (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 249° W
Eldon Hazlet (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 078° E
Cahokia Mounds State Historical Site (State Park) — 19.9 mi, 278° W
Edwardsville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.2 mi, 309° NW
Mound 55 (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 280° W
Mustang Corral (Attraction) — 20.7 mi, 301° NW
Town & Country Motel sign (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 301° NW
Horshoe Lake State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 286° W
Ralph Korte Stadium (Stadium) — 21.5 mi, 305° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 312° NW
Village Theatre (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 264° W
Poag Sand Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 304° NW
Gateway Arch National Park (National Park) — 27.1 mi, 274° W · 85 acres
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.8 mi, 302° NW · 32k acres
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 51.3 mi, 174° S · 274k acres

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