Welcome to Thornwell ...

Thornwell is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<1>.

The location of Thornwell has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Thornwell is near sea level<3>.

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

Thornwell is within the boundaries of the (337) area code.

Communities near Thornwell ...

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

• Jennings
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Welsh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Iowa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Lake Arthur
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Gueydan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
  • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <4>
• Morse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <4>
• Mermentau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
  • Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <4>
• Fenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
• Hayes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
  • Hayes is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayes <4>
• Bell City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
  • Bell City is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornwell ...

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

Adding Thornwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornwell 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 Thornwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thornwell post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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