Welcome to Thornburg ...

Thornburg is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thornburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Thornburg is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Thornburg is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Thornburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Thornburg - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Thornburg ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
• Bowling Green
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <3>
• Port Royal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <3>
• Snell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
  • Snell is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snell <3>
• Marye
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
• Spotsylvania Courthouse
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County
• Leavells
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
  • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
• Post Oak
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
  • Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
• Partlow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partlow
  • Partlow is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Partlow <3>
• McHenry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania 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 Thornburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thornburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thornburg ...

Looking for more information about Thornburg? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Thornburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Thornburg.

Adding Thornburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thornburg 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 Thornburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Thornburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thornburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Spotsylvania County: www.spotsylvania.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/