Do you know of Thornleigh ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Thornleigh. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Thornleigh.<1>

Our sources for Thornleigh (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Thornleigh other than they indicate that Thornleigh would be found somewhere in Pettis County, Missouri.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1871 and closed  in 1901.

Communities Also Named Thornleigh ...

We found one communities that share the name Thornleigh.

Within Missouri, the name Thornleigh is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Thornleigh in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Thornleigh [Baltimore County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Thornleigh ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Thornleigh:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Thornleigh - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Pettis County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Pettis County.