Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thornton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Church Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Agricola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Mary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mary is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Camp Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loachapoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksons' Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Judson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Island Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Island Home is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
- Kowaliga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kowaliga is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kowaliga
- Tallassee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gold Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Chehaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chehaw is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehaw
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eclectic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tohopeka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tohopeka is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tohopeka
- Blackman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Dudleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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