Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Thornton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Oakesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Steptoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Juno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Garfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Plaza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plaza is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Seltice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Latah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mockonema
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mockonema is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tekoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Endicott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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