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Welcome to West Thornton ...

West Thornton is located in Grafton County<1>.


The location of West 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 West Thornton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for West Thornton: W. Thornton

West Thornton is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Thornton: (603)

Communities near West Thornton ...

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

  • Plymouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Haverhill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Moultonborough
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <4>
  • Campton
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
  • Holderness
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
  • Rumney
    (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
  • Sandwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Sandwich is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Center Harbor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Harbor
    • Center Harbor is located in Belknap County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Harbor <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Thornton ...

Looking for more information about West 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Thornton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Thornton.

Adding West Thornton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Thornton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found West Thornton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Thornton.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Thornton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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