Welcome to Thornton ...

So far, we found very little information about Thornton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Thornton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Thornton, please Contact Us.

Thornton would have been located within present day Ross County<2>.

The location of Thornton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Thornton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Thornton was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Thornton still existed, it would have been in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Thornton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Thornton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thornton.

Communities near Thornton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thornton.

• Chillicothe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
• Washington Court House
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Court House
  • Washington Court House is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington Court House <5>
• Washington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Fayette County
• Greenfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Sabina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
  • Sabina is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <5>
• Leesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>
• Williamsport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Frankfort
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Bloomingburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <5>
• New Holland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thornton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thornton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thornton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thornton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thornton. See our Newspapers Page for Thornton.

Adding Thornton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thornton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Thornton post office opened in 1895.

We also found Thornton on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/