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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thornton had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Goodells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodells is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Abbotsford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Abbotsford is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
- Smiths Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimball
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wadhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wadhams is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
- Lambs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruby is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Atkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atkins is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Rattle Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rattle Run is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattle Run
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emmett is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fargo is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Port Huron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belle River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belle River is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blaine is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Brockway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brockway is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Adair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adair is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeport is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Riley Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riley Center is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
- Former name for Riley Center:
- Riley Centre
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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