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Welcome to Thornton Heights ...

Thornton Heights is located in Onondaga County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thornton Heights: Thornton Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Thornton Heights is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Thornton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Thornton Heights - they are located in Georgia, Maine and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Thornton Heights ...

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

  • 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thornton Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornton Heights ...

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

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 Heights - 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 Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Thornton Heights 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.