Thornton, Arkansas

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Pine Bluff. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the northeast of Thornton and has a population of 55,085 people.^<1>

The next largest community is El Dorado. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the south of Thornton and has a population of 21,530 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arkadelphia	NW	41 mi [66 km]	11,130	2% increase
	Camden	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	11,512	12.48% decrease
	Fordyce	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	4,230	11.86% decrease
	Gurdon	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,285	0.4% increase
	Hampton	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,468	7.03% decrease
	Malvern	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,958	0.7% decrease
	Monticello	E	41 mi [66 km]	9,270	1.36% increase
	Redfield	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,173	1.38% increase
	Rison	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	1,281	0.79% increase
	Sheridan	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	4,572	18.08% increase
	Smackover	SW	31 mi [49.89 km]	1,881	6.18% decrease
	Star City	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	2,229	9.79% decrease
	Stephens	SW	41 mi [66 km]	1,017	11.72% decrease
	Warren	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,118	5.03% decrease
	White Hall	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	5,121	8.22% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Banks	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	116	3.33% decrease
	Bearden	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	990	12% decrease
	Bragg City	W	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Calion	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	482	6.59% decrease
	Carthage	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	401	9.28% decrease
	Chidester	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	328	2.09% decrease
	East Camden	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	785	12.97% decrease
	Harrell	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	278	5.12% decrease
	Hermitage	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	750	2.47% decrease
	Joyce City	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Kingsland	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	437	2.67% decrease
	Leola	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	541	5.05% increase
	Shumaker	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Sparkman	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	511	12.8% decrease
	Tinsman	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	71	5.33% decrease

Calhoun County

Thornton is located in Calhoun County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun: Bradley, Cleveland, Dallas, Ouachita and Union.

While not sharing a border with Calhoun, the following counties are close to Thornton: Clark, Grant and Jefferson.

Below are counties that are near Thornton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Thornton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Thornton
	Bradley County	SE	Wagnon	13 miles [20 km]
	Clark County	W	Trace	26 miles [41 km]
	Cleveland County	E	Tipton	11 miles [17 km]
	Dallas County	NE	Beech Grove	3 miles [4 km]
	Drew County	E	Bethel	31 miles [49 km]
	Grant County	N	Grapevine	27 miles [43 km]
	Hot Spring County	NW	Lono	32 miles [51 km]
	Jefferson County	NE	Rone	28 miles [45 km]
	Lincoln County	E	Cornerville	31 miles [49 km]
	Nevada County	W	Reader	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Arkansas<3>

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