2016 Map of Thornton

About this map

Thornton serves as the central hub of this Limestone County landscape, where the local street grid intersects with the Railroad and several farm-to-market roads. The town's layout, featuring named streets like S Ellis St and S Preston St, is surrounded by a dense network of family-named cemeteries and watercourses that reflect generations of local settlement. To the east, Davis Prairie marks a distinctive open geographic area, while the terrain is dissected by numerous creek branches, including Steele Cr, Cedar Cr, and Phifer Cr. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites scattered across the countryside, from Pleasant Grove Cem near the town center to more remote locations like Tidwell Cem and Vinson Cem in the southern reaches. The abundance of small drainages like Eaton Br and Acuff Br feeding into larger systems illustrates the well-watered nature of this agricultural region.