Thornburg is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Smith County, Kansas
Smith County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Smith Center. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,570. The county is named in memory of J. Nelson Smith, a major in the 2nd Colorado Cavalry, killed ...
, United States.
History
Thornburg briefly had a post office, from 1902 until 1904.
Thornburg School, a one-room schoolhouse, was built in 1880 and remained in use until its closing in 1963. The original structure still stands.
References
Further reading
External links
* Smith County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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