Welcome to Thorne ...

Thorne is located in Rolette County<1>.

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

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

Thorne is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Thorne lies within the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Thorne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Thorne - they are located in Nevada, New Mexico, Ontario, Quebec and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Thorne ...

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

• Rolla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
  • Rolla is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
• Dunseith
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunseith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunseith
  • Dunseith is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunseith <4>
• Rolette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolette
  • Rolette is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolette <4>
• Saint John
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <4>
• Willow City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
  • Willow City is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <4>
• Wolford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford
  • Wolford is located in Pierce County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolford <4>
• Barton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Barton is located in Pierce County
• Mylo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mylo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylo
  • Mylo is located in Rolette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mylo <4>
• Overly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
  • Overly is located in Bottineau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
• Shell Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
  • Shell Valley is located in Rolette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorne ...

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

Adding Thorne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/