Welcome to Thornville ...

The village of Thornville is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Thornville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thornville has a population of 1,006 people<3> (see below for details).

Thornville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Thornville lies within the (740) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thornville had an population of 1,006 people. This is an increase of 1.51% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 37.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thornville had a population of 991 people. This makes Thornville the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 991 people, the population of Thornville increased 35.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 731 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Thornville.

Communities Also Named Thornville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Thornville: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

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

Communities near Thornville ...

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

• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
• Lancaster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Pickerington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <5>
• Pataskala
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <5>
• Heath
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <5>
• Granville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>
• New Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <5>
• Baltimore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
• Buckeye Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <5>
• Hebron
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornville ...

Looking for more information about Thornville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thornville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thornville.

Adding Thornville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thornville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thornville post office opened in 1820.

We also found Thornville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/