Welcome to Thornton Heights ...

Thornton Heights is located in Bibb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thornton Heights: Thornton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Thornton Heights is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thornton Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Thornton Heights: 478

Communities Also Named Thornton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thornton Heights - they are located in Maine, New York and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thornton Heights ...

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

• Warner Robins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Warner Robins is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Robins
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner Robins <3>
• Brookhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
• Belvedere Manor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
• Centerville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
• Byron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Byron is located in Peach County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
• Jones Acres
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jones Acres is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
• Elberta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elberta is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
• Gray
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Gray is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
• Stathams Landing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
• Bloomfield Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 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 Thornton Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thornton Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornton Heights ...

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