Thornton River

The Thornton River is a 27.9-mile-long (44.9 km)^[1] river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It rises at Thornton Gap in Shenandoah National Park and flows east through Rappahannock County, running parallel to U.S. Route 211 until it reaches the town of Sperryville. Continuing east into Culpeper County, the Thornton River joins the Hazel River, a tributary of the Rappahannock River, and thus part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

The Thornton River, near Sperryville

Bank of the river, near Sperryville

Fletcher's Mill was a historic mill on the river, at 38.64722°N 78.20641°W / 38.64722; -78.20641 (Fletcher's Mill site) at Fletcher Mill, Virginia.^[2][3]

See also

• List of rivers in Virginia

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 1, 2011
2. Fletchers Mill in Sperryville in an early 1980s photo and pic of Fletcher's Mill, circa 1870, Fletchers Mill, VA (photographed in 2018)
3. "A Trip Among Some Old Mills in Virginia". American Miller. November 1, 1919. p. 1034. Chicago, IL, est. 1873. Available in a google book.

38.6026°N 78.0028°W / 38.6026; -78.0028