Welcome to Little Turkey ...

Little Turkey is located in Chickasaw County<1>.

The location of Little Turkey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Turkey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Little Turkey is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Little Turkey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Little Turkey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Turkey.

• Decorah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Decorah is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decorah <4>
• Cresco
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Cresco is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <4>
• New Hampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <4>
• West Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Sumner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Bremer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <4>
• Calmar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <4>
• Fredericksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Ossian
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Elma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Lawler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
  • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <4>

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 Little Turkey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Turkey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Turkey. 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 Little Turkey.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Turkey. See our Newspapers Page for Little Turkey.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Turkey ...

Looking for more information about Little Turkey? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Little Turkey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Turkey.

Adding Little Turkey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Turkey in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Little Turkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Little Turkey post office opened in 1866.

We also found Little Turkey in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Turkey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Turkey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chickasaw County: www.chickasawcoia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/