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Welcome to Thornton Grove ...

Thornton Grove is located in Onondaga County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thornton Grove: Thornton Grv.

Thornton Grove is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thornton Grove: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Thornton Grove ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Baldwinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Seneca Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Solvay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Skaneateles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Liverpool
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcellus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Weedsport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornton Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thornton Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Thornton Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Thornton Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.