Welcome to Thornton ...

Thornton is located in Grafton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1821.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thornton has a population of 2,550 people<3> (see below for details).

Thornton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Thornton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Thornton lies within the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thornton had an population of 2,550 people. This is an increase of 2.41% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thornton had a population of 2,490 people. This makes Thornton the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Thornton represents 0.19% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 121st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,490 people, the population of Thornton increased 35.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,843 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Thornton.

Communities Also Named Thornton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Thornton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Thornton ...

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

• Plymouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Meredith
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <5>
• Moultonborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <5>
• Campton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
  • Campton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton <5>
• Tamworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <5>
• Holderness
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderness
  • Holderness is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holderness <5>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Lincoln
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Rumney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumney
  • Rumney is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumney <5>
• Woodstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornton ...

Looking for more information about Thornton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thornton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thornton.

Adding Thornton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornton 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 Thornton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thornton post office opened in 1821.

We also found Thornton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/