Thornton, West Virginia

Thornton
Unincorporated community
Thornton Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°20′44″N 79°56′31″W / 39.34556°N 79.94194°W / 39.34556; -79.94194Coordinates: 39°20′44″N 79°56′31″W / 39.34556°N 79.94194°W / 39.34556; -79.94194
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Taylor
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1548055^[1]

Thornton is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia. Thornton is located on Three Fork Creek along the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50) at its junction with County Route 7. Thornton also hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival. Thornton contains a Volunteer Fire Department, Post Office, and Taylor County's Judge Alan Moats' residence.

Historic sites

Thornton United Methodist Church (1912)

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, West Virginia

Municipalities and communities of Taylor County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Grafton

City	Grafton

Town	Flemington

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