Welcome to Turnip ...
So far, we found very little information about Turnip. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Turnip to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Turnip, please Contact Us.
Turnip would have been located within present day White County<2>.
The location of Turnip has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnip, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Turnip is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Turnip was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Turnip still existed, it would have been in the (501) area code.
Communities near Turnip ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turnip.
- Searcy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy
- Searcy is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searcy <5>
- Beebe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beebe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Beebe is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,205 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beebe <5>
- Heber Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <5>
- Vilonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilonia
- Vilonia is located in Faulkner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilonia <5>
- Kensett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
- Kensett is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kensett <5>
- Guy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Higginson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Cleburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
- McRae
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Turnip. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnip.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turnip. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turnip.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnip. See our Newspapers Page for Turnip.
Adding Turnip to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Turnip in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turnip was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Turnip post office opened in 1881.
We also found Turnip on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnip.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for White County: www.whitecountyar.org/
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turnip, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turnip - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |