Thornton
Thornton is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. Thornton is located on Three Fork Creek along the Northwestern Turnpike at its junction with County Route 7.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Thornton, West Virginia” and “Thornton, WV”
- Postal code: 26440
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lesmalinston and Maple Run.
Lesmalinston
Hamlet
Lesmalinston is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. Lesmalinston is situated 1½ miles west of Thornton.
Maple Run
Hamlet
Maple Run is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. Maple Run is situated 2 miles east of Thornton.
Knottsville
Hamlet
Knottsville is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. Knottsville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thornton.
Thornton
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Taylor, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.34565° or 39° 20′ 44″ northLongitude
-79.94202° or 79° 56′ 31″ westElevation
1,043 feet (318 metres)United Nations Location Code
US TWVOpen location code
87F283W5+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 158655326OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4829410Wikidata ID
Q7796500
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Thornton” goes by many names.
- French: “Thornton”
- Persian: “تورنتون، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “تورنتون”
- South Azerbaijani: “تورنتون، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Volapük: “Thornton (WV)”
- Volapük: “Thornton, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Thornton, WV”
- Volapük: “Thornton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thornton United Methodist Church and Thornton Post Office.
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