Thornton | |
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Coordinates: 39°20′44″N 79°56′31″W / 39.34556°N 79.94194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Taylor |
Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 26440
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Area code(s) | 304 and 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1548055 [1] |
Thornton is an unincorporated community in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. 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.
After his 1976 escape from prison in Pennsylvania, the sex cult leader George Feigley hid on a farm near Thornton. He and his followers referred to the farm as the "Aaron Farm", and used it as a compound until Feigley was recaptured in 1978. [3] [4]