Explore Trenton, Tennessee, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Trenton, Tennessee. 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 Tennessee 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 | Tennessee (TN) |
| County | Gibson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.980624 |
| Longitude | -88.941454 |
| Population | 4,240 |
| Density | 203.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 38382 |
| Area Code | 901 |
| County Seat | Trenton |
| School District | Trenton Special School District |
Trenton emerges from the level expanse of the West Tennessee plains, defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of Cain Creek as it winds through the quiet terrain. It lies 19.4 miles north-northwest of Carroll, TN (from Carroll, TN: bearing 339°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-southwest of Idlewild. The air here holds a heavy, fertile stillness, carrying the scent of dark soil and the faint, sweet decay of autumn leaves that settle into the low-lying shadows of Buzzard Roost Bottom. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon remains vast and uninterrupted, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of Pea Ridge that anchors the far edge of the view. Sunlight catches the surface of Hall Lake four miles away, turning the water into a sliver of polished glass that reflects the expansive, pale sky. Residents often find their way to the shaded canopy of Shady Acres Park, where the afternoon light filters through the branches in long, amber slats, grounding the landscape in a sense of persistent, unhurried time.
History in Trenton is marked by the enduring rhythm of agriculture, an economy rooted in the deep productivity of the land that has sustained generations through cycles of planting and harvest. The streets are lined with brick facades that have weathered decades, housing the daily commerce of a place that values the steady accumulation of small, local labors. This persistence is reflected in the town’s character, which favors the quiet continuity of the harvest season over the frantic pace of modern centers. The legacy of the region remains tied to the soil, where the labor of the past informs the present, creating a life defined by the seasonal turning of the earth and the reliable, familiar intersection of neighbors.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Trenton, Tennessee. Coordinates: 35.980624, -88.941454. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Trenton includes the ZIP code (38382), telephone area code (901), county seat of Gibson County (Trenton), and school district assignment (Trenton Special School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |