Welcome to Turkeytown ...
Turkeytown is located in Etowah County<1>.
Google driving directions from your current location to Turkeytown (Patience, this may take a moment).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Turkeytown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Turkeytown is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Turkeytown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Turkeytown (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Turkeytown: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Turkeytown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Turkeytown - they are located in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turkeytown.
Communities near Turkeytown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turkeytown.
- Gadsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gadsden
- From Turkeytown to Gadsden
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Boaz is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Boaz
- From Turkeytown to Boaz
- Rainbow City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow City
- Rainbow City is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rainbow City
- From Turkeytown to Rainbow City
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Southside is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
- Attalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
- Attalla is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Attalla
- From Turkeytown to Attalla
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
- Centre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Centre
- From Turkeytown to Centre
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Collinsville
- From Turkeytown to Collinsville
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 Turkeytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turkeytown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turkeytown. 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 Turkeytown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkeytown. See our Newspapers Page for Turkeytown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkeytown ...
Looking for more information about Turkeytown? 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 Turkeytown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turkeytown.
Adding Turkeytown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Turkeytown 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 Turkeytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Turkeytown post office opened in 1871.
We also found Turkeytown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkeytown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turkeytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turkeytown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Turkeytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Turkeytown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |