Welcome to Thornburgh ...

Thornburgh is located in Rio Blanco County<1>.

The location of Thornburgh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

Thornburgh is 6,730 feet [2,051 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Thornburgh is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Thornburgh lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Thornburgh lies within the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Thornburgh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thornburgh - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Thornburgh ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Thornburgh.

• Meeker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
  • Meeker is located in Rio Blanco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <4>
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Moffat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Pagoda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagoda
  • Pagoda is located in Routt County
• Craig
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
  • Craig is located in Moffat County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,953 people
  • Former names for Craig:
  • Rosedale
  • Yampa
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craig <4>
• Maybell
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybell
  • Maybell is located in Moffat County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybell <4>
• White River City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River City
  • White River City is located in Rio Blanco County
• Hayden
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
  • Hayden is located in Routt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornburgh ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rio Blanco County: www.co.rio-blanco.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/