Thornton
Thornton is an unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Founded in 1889 by P.M. Sheehan, Thornton is located near U.S. Route 195, 7 miles west of Oakesdale. Thornton had a post office with ZIP code 99176.- Type: Village
- Description: unincorporated community in Washington
- Also known as: “Thornton, Washington”
- Postal code: 99176
Thornton
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Whitman, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.12077° or 47° 7′ 15″ north
Longitude
-117.38979° or 117° 23′ 23″ west
Elevation
2,310 feet (704 metres)
Open location code
85V44JC6+83
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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