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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Turnerville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Turnerville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Turnerville is located in Mobile County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mobile County: Baldwin, Washington, George (MS), Greene (MS) & Jackson (MS).

Below are the counties that are near Turnerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turnerville:

  • Mobile County     (The home county of Turnerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Chunchula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Barry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
    • Bucks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Axis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
    • Gulfcrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
    • Chastang
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Movico
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Creola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Satsuma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
      • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <2>
    • Mount Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Citronelle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saraland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
      • Saraland is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <2>
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Stockton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Latham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Bay Minette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Minette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Minette
      • Bay Minette is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Minette <2>
    • Bromley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Tensaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Spanish Fort
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stapleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Park City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Daphne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
      • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <2>
    • Blacksher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Perdido
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Phillipsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
      • Phillipsville is located in Baldwin County
  • Clarke County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Fairford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Sims Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Malcolm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Deer Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
    • Seaboard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Vinegar Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Escatawpa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Tibbie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County
    • Sunflower
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Fruitdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
  • George County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Howell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
    • Agricola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucedale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
      • Lucedale is located in George County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
  • Greene County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Brown Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Leakesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
  • Jackson County (MS)
    • Hurley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turnerville, see our County-by-County Page for Turnerville.

Newspapers Published in Turnerville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnerville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turnerville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turnerville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Turnerville:

Cemeteries Near Turnerville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turnerville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turnerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.

  • Turnerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnerville Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
  • Lambert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambert Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Gulf Crest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gulf Crest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gulf Crest Cemetery
  • Creola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creola Cemetery
  • Seymour Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour Bluff Cemetery
  • Old Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Providence Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
  • Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little St. Louis Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little St. Louis Church Cemetery
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Roper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Turnerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turnerville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.

  • Chunchula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
  • Chastang
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Mobile County
  • Creola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Citronelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kushla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kushla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
    • Kushla is located in Mobile County
  • Fairford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
  • Calvert
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Whistler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Whistler is located in Mobile County
  • Prichard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Stockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sims Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Plateau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
      • Plateau is located in Mobile County
    • Latham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turnerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turnerville.

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turnerville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9785, Longitude: -88.1292       In this case, the coordinates for Turnerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Turnerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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