Thornton, Mississippi

Thornton, Mississippi is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, near the Yazoo River. U.S. Highway 49E runs through the community, which is approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Eden and approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Tchula.

History

Thornton was incorporated in 1883 and named for Dr. C. C. Thornton, a local landowner.^[2]

Thornton is located on the Canadian National Railway.^[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Thornton in 1883.^[4]

Amtrak’s City of New Orleans, which operates between New Orleans and Chicago, passes through the town on CN tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Yazoo City, 18 miles (29 km) to the south.

Bob Quick, former professional basketball player^[5]
Clarence Pierce, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1952 to 1984^[6]

In the 1988 film, Mississippi Burning, FBI Agent Anderson (played by Gene Hackman) says he is from Thornton, though he erroneously identifies it as being a very short distance from Memphis, Tennessee.^[7]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thornton, Mississippi
^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 783.
^ Howe, Tony. "Thornton, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "Holmes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ "Bob Quick". naslijerseys.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1980. p. 79.
^ Jansson, David (September 2005). "'A Geography of Racism': Internal Orientalism and the Construction of American National Identity in the Film 'Mississippi Burning'". National Identities. 7 (3): 274. doi:10.1080/14608940500201797.

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