Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
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]
Transportation
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.
Notable people
In popular culture
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]
References
^ 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 .