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New Trenton, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Franklin

FIPS code
  
18-53712

Area
  
110 ha

Zip code
  
47035

Local time
  
Saturday 3:55 PM

State
  
Indiana

Township
  
Whitewater

GNIS feature ID
  
440117

Elevation
  
187 m

Population
  
252 (2010)

New Trenton, Indiana

Weather
  
25°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 39% Humidity

New Trenton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Whitewater Township, Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 252. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 47035.

Contents

Map of New Trenton, IN, USA

History

New Trenton was laid out in 1816. The community was named after Trenton, New Jersey, the native home of a share of the first settlers. The New Trenton post office was established in 1817.

Geography

New Trenton is located in southeastern Franklin County at 39°18′34″N 84°54′02″W, in the valley of the Whitewater River, a southeasterly-flowing tributary of the Great Miami River. U.S. Route 52 passes through the community, leading northwest (upriver) 11 miles (18 km) to Brookville and southeast (downriver) 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Harrison, Ohio.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Trenton CDP has an area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km2), all land.

Notable people

  • John Calvert, magician born in New Trenton
  • References

    New Trenton, Indiana Wikipedia