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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thornville had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Thornville had a population of 1,007 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornville, with the one closest to Thornville listed first.
- Thornport
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thornport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornport
- Ziontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
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- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Yost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yost is located in Perry County
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- Jacksontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linnville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
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- Glass Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glass Rock is located in Perry County
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- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millersport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Chalfants
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
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- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
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- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
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- Carthon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
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- Mount Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
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- Union Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
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- Kirkersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
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 Thornville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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