Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Thornton Junction came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Thornton Junction in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Thornton Junction. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Thornton Junction data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Thornton Junction:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Thornton Junction. See our Misc Page for Thornton Junction for more information.