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Thornton

Ghost town · Ross County, Ohio

Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500)
Greenfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1917, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Thornton is a ghost town in Ross County, Ohio. It is one of 17 former communities in Ross County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Thornton as a historical populated place on the Good Hope topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.3920° N, 83.3249° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGood Hope
Elevation966 ft
Nearest living townSouth Salem, OH
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1049994
Coordinates39.39201, -83.32491

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What's there now

Thornton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Salem, OH (population 135), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 966 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Thornton?

Thornton is in Ross County, Ohio, at 39.3920, -83.3249.

How many ghost towns are in Ross County?

Ross County, Ohio has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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