Welcome to Turin ...
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.
Turin would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
The location of Turin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Turin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Turin is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Turin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Turin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Turin - they are located in Alberta, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New York and Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turin.
Communities near Turin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turin.
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <5>
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
- Haskell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Haskell is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <5>
- Bauxite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Traskwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Leola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <5>
- Tull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Prattsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville
- Prattsville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prattsville <5>
- Poyen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Turin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turin. 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 Turin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turin. See our Newspapers Page for Turin.
Adding Turin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Turin in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Turin post office opened in 1859.
We also found Turin on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Turin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |