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Welcome to Thornton ...

Thornton is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

Thornton is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thornton: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Thornton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Thornton: This one is located in Lauderdale County and the other is located in Tallapoosa County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 28 communities that are also named Thornton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, 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.

  • Athens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Muscle Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Liberty Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Moulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Trinity
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
    • Former name for Rogersville:
    • Rodgersville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
  • Town Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Killen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Florian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Leighton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornton ...

Looking for more information about Thornton? 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 Thornton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thornton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thornton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Thornton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Thornton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.