Welcome to Thorntonville ...

The town of Thorntonville is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Thorntonville is located in Ward County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Thorntonville has a population of 551 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Thorntonville is 2,600 feet [792 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Thorntonville is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Thorntonville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Thorntonville is located in the (432) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Thorntonville had an population of 551 people. This is an increase of 15.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Thorntonville had a population of 476 people. This makes Thorntonville the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 476 people, the population of Thorntonville increased 7.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 442 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Thorntonville.

Communities Also Named Thorntonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Thorntonville - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Thorntonville ...

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

• Wink
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wink
  • Wink is located in Winkler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wink <5>
• Wickett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
  • Wickett is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <5>
• Grandfalls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
  • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <5>
• Pyote
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyote
  • Pyote is located in Ward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pyote <5>
• Royalty
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
  • Royalty is located in Ward County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <5>
• Judkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
  • Judkins is located in Ector County
• Cheyenne
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
• Kermit
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Winkler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Penwell
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
  • Penwell is located in Ector County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <5>
• Coyanosa
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
  • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thorntonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thorntonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorntonville ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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