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Welcome to Thornton ...

Thornton is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Thornton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Thornton and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Thornton: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Thornton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Thornton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Thornton ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bedford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orleans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Medora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Judah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Judah is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
  • Guthrie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • 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
  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornton ...

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

Adding Thornton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Thornton was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thornton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Thornton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Thornton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.