 Thorn Township borders Buckeye Lake, formerly known as the Licking Summit Reservoir.The unincorporated village of Thornport was platted in 1839 by W. W. Talbott, whose canal improvement company dug a private canal to connect Thorn Township and its farmers to the Licking Summit Reservoir and the canal trade, bringing some prosperity to the township.After a storm, the village fell into ruin, until a nearby railroad reestablished grain networks.