Welcome to Thorpe ...

Thorpe is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorpe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Thorpe is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thorpe: 563

Communities Also Named Thorpe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thorpe - they are located in Missouri, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Thorpe ...

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

• Manchester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Dyersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersville
  • Dyersville is located in Dubuque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersville <3>
• Strawberry Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Point
  • Strawberry Point is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Point <3>
• Edgewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <3>
• Winthrop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Earlville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <3>
• Hopkinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <3>
• Quasqueton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasqueton
  • Quasqueton is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quasqueton <3>
• Delhi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <3>
• Lamont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorpe ...

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

Adding Thorpe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thorpe in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thorpe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Thorpe post office opened in 1887.

We also found Thorpe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorpe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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