Thornton, Mississippi is an unincorporated community located in Holmes County, near the Yazoo River.

[3] A post office first began operation under the name Thornton in 1883.

The nearest station is located in Yazoo City, 18 miles (29 km) 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.

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