Welcome to Thorn Hill ...

Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorn Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Thorn Hill is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Thorn Hill: 865

The ZIP code for Thorn Hill: 37881<3>

Communities Also Named Thorn Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Thorn Hill - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, New York, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Thorn Hill ...

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

• Morristown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Thorn Hill to Jefferson City
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Harrogate
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <4>
• Trent Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Bean Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bean Station
  • From Thorn Hill to Bean Station
• Beans
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
• Monte Vista Estates
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorn Hill ...

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

Adding Thorn Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thorn Hill 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 Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thorn Hill post office opened in 1836.

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