| Official Name: | Thornton, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Thornton |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Holmes |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 115 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0792°N -90.3225°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39146 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
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 7miles north of Eden and approximately 10miles south of Tchula.
Thornton was incorporated in 1883 and named for Dr. C. C. Thornton, a local landowner.[1]
Thornton is located on the Canadian National Railway.[2]
A post office first began operation under the name Thornton in 1883.[3]
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, to the south.
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.[6]