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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Turin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Turin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Turin, please Contact Us.
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 Turin (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 Turin. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Turin is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Turin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turin:
- Grant County (The home county of Turin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Dogwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Prattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Ebb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Leola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poyen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Center Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Tull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Grapevine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Ico ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Clark County
- Joan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joan is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joan
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Staves
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Manning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Ivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Dalark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Lonsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Price
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Lono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Perla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Etta ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Magnet Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Donaldson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Social Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Saginaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Redfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pastoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Wright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pine Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Pinebergen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Hensley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Landmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Mabelvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Windamere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windamere is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windamere
- Wakefield Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wakefield Village is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Village
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Shaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Traskwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Haskell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bauxite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East End
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Bryant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shannon Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Kentucky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Congo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Avilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avilla is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turin, see our County-by-County Page for Turin.
Cemeteries Near Turin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turin.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Turin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Moores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newhope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poyen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
Turin itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turin, with the one closest to Turin listed first.
- Dogwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Prattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ebb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Ivy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Ain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Fenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fenter is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenter
- Tull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Lono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Saline ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grapevine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Junet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Obin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Obin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turin.
Newspapers Published in Turin ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turin, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Turin:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Garland County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Turin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |