Welcome to Thornhill ...

Thornhill is located in Marion County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Thornhill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornhill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Thornhill is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Thornhill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Thornhill: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Thornhill ...

While we believe that this Thornhill is located in Marion County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Thornhill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene, Jefferson and Talladega County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 12 communities that are also named Thornhill - they are located in British Columbia, Kentucky, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Thornhill ...

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

• Hamilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Winfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Haleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Haleyville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <5>
• Guin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
  • Guin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
• Hackleburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
  • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
• Phil Campbell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
  • Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <5>
• Double Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Double Springs is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Double Springs <5>
• Bear Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Bear Creek is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <5>
• Brilliant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
• Lynn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people

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 Thornhill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thornhill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thornhill. 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 Thornhill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornhill ...

Looking for more information about Thornhill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thornhill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thornhill.

Adding Thornhill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornhill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thornhill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Thornhill on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornhill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornhill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/