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.
- Lyndon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyndon is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- South Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Ghormley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ghormley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghormley
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thrifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thrifton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifton
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Fruitdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
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- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- McLean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McLean is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
- Lattaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Roxabell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsburg
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- East Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Musselman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
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- Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Staunton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- New Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Bourneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Greenland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Washington Court House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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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