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>
While we didn't find Thornton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Taison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acampo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McConnel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Isleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Elk Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cicero is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Rio Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lockeford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clements
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Florin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maine Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maine Prairie is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Prairie
- Charleston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Walsh Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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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