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Welcome to Thorn Hill ...

Thorn Hill is located in Cook County<1>.

Thorn Hill is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Thorn Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Thorn Hill - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Thorn Hill ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cicero
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Arlington Heights
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Evanston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Mount Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorn Hill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thorn Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.