Welcome to Thorn Hill ...

Thorn Hill is located in Onondaga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorn Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Thorn Hill is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Thorn Hill: (315)

Communities Also Named Thorn Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Thorn Hill - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Thorn Hill ...

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

• Syracuse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• Auburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• De Witt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Baldwinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <4>
• Manlius
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• East Syracuse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
  • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorn Hill ...

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

Adding Thorn Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Thorn Hill post office opened in 1853.

We also found Thorn Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorn Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/