Thornton Junction
Thornton Junction is a hamlet in Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois. Thornton Junction is situated nearby to the town South Holland, as well as near the neighborhood Greenwood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thornwood High School and Harvey station.
Thornwood High School
School
Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois, United States. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205.
Harvey station
Railway station
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Harvey is one of two Metra Electric commuter rail stations along the line's Main Branch in Harvey, Illinois. The station is located at Park Avenue and 154th Street, and is 20.0 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. Harvey station is situated 2½ miles northwest of Thornton Junction.
Seton Academy
School
Seton Academy was a Catholic coeducational college-preparatory high school in South Holland, Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Holland and Thornton.
South Holland
Town
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South Holland is a village and south suburb of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States, within Thornton Township. The population was 21,465 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Dutch province of South Holland.
Thornton
Village
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Thornton is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a south suburb of Chicago. The population was 2,386 at the 2020 census. Thornton is home to the Thornton Quarry, one of the largest quarries in the world.
Phoenix
Village
Phoenix is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,708 at the 2020 census. It is located approximately 19 miles south of the Chicago Loop in the Chicago metropolitan area. Phoenix is situated 2 miles northwest of Thornton Junction.
Thornton Junction
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Township of Thornton, Cook, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.5892° or 41° 35′ 21″ northLongitude
-87.60699° or 87° 36′ 25″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86HJH9QV+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 153619945OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4913609
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