Welcome to Thornberry ...

Thornberry is located in Sherman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornberry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Thornberry is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Thornberry: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Thornberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Thornberry - they are located in Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Thornberry ...

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

• Goldendale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldendale
  • Goldendale is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldendale <5>
• Wasco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
  • Wasco is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <5>
• Moro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
  • Moro is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <5>
• Rufus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
  • Rufus is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <5>
• Grass Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <5>
• Biggs Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
  • Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <5>
• Maryhill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill
  • Maryhill is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryhill <5>
• Klondike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
  • Klondike is located in Sherman County
• Sinks ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
  • Sinks is located in Sherman County
• Celilo Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celilo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
  • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornberry ...

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

Adding Thornberry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornberry 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 Thornberry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Thornberry post office opened in 1920.

We also found Thornberry mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornberry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/