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 Thornton had a population of 115 people in 1895 with 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.
- Knottsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irontown
- Evansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cecil
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Marquess
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marquess is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquess
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fellowsville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowsville
- Neel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
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- Brittain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brittain is located in Taylor County
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- Pruntytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sinclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sinclair is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Austen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Austen is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austen
- Valley Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
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- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Arden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kasson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West End
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West End is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halleck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halleck is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Samaria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
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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