Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Thornton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Cherry Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Center
- Clear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Conewango Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sinclairville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gerry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conewango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
- Ross Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Mills is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Mills
- Kennedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterboro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hamlet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Moons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moons is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
- Griswold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- South Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
- Poland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poland Center is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center
- Cassadaga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnhams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnhams is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhams
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Falconer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arkwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkwright is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Lily Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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