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Welcome to Thorntons Corner ...

Thorntons Corner is located in Wayne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thorntons Corner: Thorntons Cor. (or less commonly used: Thorntons Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Thorntons Corner for more information about variations on the name of Thorntons Corner.

Thorntons Corner is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thorntons Corner: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Thorntons Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thorntons Corner.

  • Newark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clyde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Phelps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sodus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolcott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Macedon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorntons Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thorntons Corner - 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 Thorntons Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Thorntons Corner 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.