Welcome to Thorps ...

Thorps is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorps, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Thorps is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Thorps: 937 & 326<3>

Communities near Thorps ...

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

Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
Fairborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairborn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairborn
- Fairborn is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairborn <4>
Xenia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Xenia is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Urbana is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- London is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
New Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
- New Carlisle is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <4>
Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
Yellow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <4>
Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Enon is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enon <4>
Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorps ...

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

Adding Thorps to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thorps 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 Thorps was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorps.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.oh.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thorps - 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 937 code has been Overlayed with the 326 area code. New phone numbers in the Thorps area will be assigned with one of these codes: 937 or 326. As a result, placing a call in the Thorps 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.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.