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Welcome to Thorn Hollow ...

Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Thorn Hollow: Thorn Holw. (or less commonly used: Thorn Hlw. or Thorn Hllw.)

Thorn Hollow is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Thorn Hollow lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Thorn Hollow: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Thorn Hollow ...

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

  • Pendleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton - Freewater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Athena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Helix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Cayuse
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Havana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Havana is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Kirkpatrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorn Hollow ...

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

Adding Thorn Hollow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thorn Hollow 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 (so far) for Thorn Hollow was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorn Hollow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Umatilla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thorn Hollow - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Thorn Hollow area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Thorn Hollow 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.