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 in 1895, Thornton had 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.
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Good Hope is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Bee Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bee Lake is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pluto is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Mileston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mileston is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Marcella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marcella is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Belle Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover was located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Tolarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tolarville is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Howard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howard is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Free Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Eulogy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eulogy is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Tchula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Zeiglerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zeiglerville is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pearce was located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Keirn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keirn is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Yazoo City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
- Ebenezer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hilton was located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Fordyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Ituma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma is also located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |