Welcome to Thorncliff ...

Thorncliff is located in Goochland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorncliff, 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.

Thorncliff is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Thorncliff is located in the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Thorncliff ...

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

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

Communities near Thorncliff ...

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

• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Huguenot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huguenot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
  • Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
• Sandy Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
• Vontay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
  • Vontay is located in Hanover County
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• Casco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
  • Casco is located in Hanover County
• Enon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Goochland County
• Short Pump
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Pump
  • Short Pump is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Short Pump <4>
• Tuckahoe Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Village
  • Tuckahoe Village is located in Henrico County
• Willowbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook is located in Louisa 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 Thorncliff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thorncliff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thorncliff ...

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

Adding Thorncliff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorncliff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Goochland County: www.co.goochland.va.us/

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