Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Thornton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Thornton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Thornton is located in Providence County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County : Windham (CT) , Bristol (MA) , Norfolk (MA) , Worcester (MA) , Bristol & Kent .
Below are the counties that are near Thornton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thornton:
Providence County (The home county of Thornton)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Meshanticut (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Meshanticut is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Knightsville (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Simmonsville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Simmonsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Dyerville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Dyerville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Olneyville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Olneyville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olneyville Johnston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Johnston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
Oaklawn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Cranston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Garden City (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Garden City is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City North Providence (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
North Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 32,507 people
Providence (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
Bellefonte (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Annawomscutt (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Norwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Hillsgrove (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Arkwright (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Phenix (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Apponaug (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug West Warwick (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
West Warwick (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Warwick (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
Cowesett (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Cowesett is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Kettle Corner (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Kettle Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Corner Shawomet (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Shawomet is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawomet Quidnick (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Buttonwoods (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Prudence Island (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Melville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Jamestown (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Lawtons (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Lawtons is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Portsmouth (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Bliss Corners (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Bliss Corners is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Corners Tiverton (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,569 people
Jamestown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Jamestown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Middletown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Tiverton Four Corners (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Middletown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Middletown is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Mount View (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Wickford Junction (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Exeter (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Belleville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville North Kingstown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
North Kingstown (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Austin (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Allenton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Exeter (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Liberty (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Slocum (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Slocum is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Lewis City (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Voluntown (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
Jewett City (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
North Stonington (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
North Stonington is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
East Killingly (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Oneco (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
South Killingly (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly Sterling (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Killingly (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Sterling (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Almyville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Ballouville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Danielson (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Ekonk (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Dayville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
East Brooklyn (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
East Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn Moosup (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Seekonk (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris South Rehoboth (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth North Seekonk (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Attleborough City (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Rehoboth (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Dodgeville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Briggs Corner (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Hortonville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Ocean Grove (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Attleboro Falls (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls Attleboro (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
North Attleboro (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Metcalf (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Hayden Row (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Holliston (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Hopkinton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
South Sherborn (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn Woodville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Plainville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Bellingham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Franklin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Wrentham (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Acorn Terrace (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Foxborough (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
North Foxboro (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro Pondville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Norfolk (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Medway (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Rockville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Lakeville (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
Cochesett (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett North Lakeville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville West Bridgewater (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Middleborough (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Middleborough is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
Namasket Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village Bridgewater (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
Brockton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
Elmwood (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Elmwood is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Paper Mill Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Blackstone (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millerville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
East Blackstone (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Mendon (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
South Milford (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford Uxbridge (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
White City (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Douglas (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Linwood (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood North Uxbridge (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge Hopedale (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Hopedale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale Population from the 2020 Census: 5,934 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thornton, see our County-by-County Page for Thornton .
Cemeteries Near Thornton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thornton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Thornton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thornton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
St. Ann Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Pocasset Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Remington Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Waterman Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Congregational Sons of Israel Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Locust Grove Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Grace Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Bethany Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Intervale Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Elder Stephen Sweet Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Salisbury Family Graves (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Continue List (884 more) ...
Highland Memorial Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> Providence . The Highland Memorial Park has also been known as:
Highland Memorial Park Cemetery Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #JN008 <2>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1572077 <3>
Notre Dame Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Rice Burial Yard (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thornton had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
Knightsville (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Knightsville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Hughesdale (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Hughesdale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesdale Oaklawn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Oaklawn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Sockanosset (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Sockanosset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Auburn (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Auburn is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cranston (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Cranston is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Elmwood (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Elmwood is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Arlington (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Arlington is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Dyerville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Dyerville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyerville Manton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Manton is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton Pocasset (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Pocasset is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset Norwood (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Continue List (20 more) ...
Bellefonte (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Bellefonte is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Providence (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Providence is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
Allendale (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Allendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thornton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thornton .
Newspapers Published in Thornton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thornton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thornton, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Thornton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Thornton:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Middlesex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thornton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
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Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org . The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.