Welcome to Turnersville ...

Turnersville is located in Crawford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Turnersville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Turnersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Turnersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Turnersville: This one is located in Crawford County and the other is located in Lackawanna County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Turnersville - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turnersville.

Communities near Turnersville ...

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

• Hermitage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <4>
• Sharon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <4>
• Meadville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Grove City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Cortland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Sharpsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <4>
• Roaming Shores
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
  • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
• Andover
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Linesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
  • Linesville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <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 Turnersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnersville ...

Looking for more information about Turnersville? 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 Turnersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turnersville.

Adding Turnersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turnersville 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 Turnersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Turnersville post office opened in 1851.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/