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.
- Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Dark Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dark Hollow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow
- Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shawswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shawswick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawswick
- Bartlettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlettsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlettsville
- Guthrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Coxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Heltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Harrodsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Yockey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yockey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yockey
- Silverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Popcorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Bryantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Victor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Zelma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Yellowstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowstone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Kirksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Buenavista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buenavista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenavista
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hobbieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
- Owensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
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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