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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 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.

Turnerville is located in Habersham County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Habersham County: Banks, Hall, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White & Oconee (SC).

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:

  • Habersham County     (The home county of Turnerville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Tugaloo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
      • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
    • Clarkesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
      • Hills is located in Habersham County
    • Demorest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Airy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mauldins ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauldins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldins
      • Mauldins is located in Habersham County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 225 people
    • Cornelia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Habersham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Raoul
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raoul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raoul
      • Raoul is located in Habersham County
  • Banks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Homer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Maysville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Parhams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parhams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
      • Parhams is located in Franklin County
    • Plainview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Franklin County
    • Gumlog
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumlog have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
      • Gumlog is located in Franklin County
    • Carnesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
      • Lavonia is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <2>
    • Cromers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Cromers is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 639 people
    • Canon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Clermont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
      • Brookton is located in Hall County
    • Land ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Land. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
      • Land is located in Hall County
    • Gillsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Surf Side Club Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Side Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Side Club Estates
      • Surf Side Club Estates is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 202 people
    • Hargrove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hargrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove
      • Hargrove is located in Hall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,371 people
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Sulphur Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
      • White Sulphur Springs is located in Hall County
  • Hart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Bowersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maretts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
      • Maretts is located in Hart County
  • Lumpkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Grace ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Lumpkin County
    • Willow ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Lumpkin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Lumpkin County
  • Rabun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Tallulah Falls
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
      • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <2>
    • Lakemont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wiley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Rabun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <2>
    • Tiger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Germany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Germany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
      • Germany is located in Rabun County
    • Antioch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Rabun County
    • Mountain City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
      • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <2>
    • Dillard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sky Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
      • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <2>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Toccoa Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccoa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa Falls
      • Toccoa Falls is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa Falls <2>
    • Toccoa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Carnes Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
      • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
    • Jarrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Stephens County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
    • Eastanollee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avalon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Martin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Towns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Tate City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate City
      • Tate City is located in Towns County
    • Hiawassee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
      • Hunt is located in Towns County
    • Jacksonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Towns County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
    • Young Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
      • Young Harris is located in Towns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <2>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Choestoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choestoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
      • Choestoe is located in Union County
    • Hood ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
      • Hood is located in Union County
    • Owltown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
      • Owltown is located in Union County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Sautee - Nacoochee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nacoochee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacoochee
      • Nacoochee is located in White County
    • Naguchee ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naguchee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naguchee
      • Naguchee is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,141 people
    • Helen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Robertstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
      • Robertstown is located in White County
    • Yonah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonah
      • Yonah is located in White County
    • Leo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
      • Leo is located in White County
      • Leo has also been known as:
      • Meldean
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Clay County (NC)
    • Elf
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
      • Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
  • Jackson County (NC)
    • Highlands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Macon County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Scaly Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Otto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lickskillet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lickskillet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Oconee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnerville, with the one closest to Turnerville listed first.
    • Battle Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
      • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Longcreek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Westminster
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Rest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Walhalla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • West Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oakway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
      • Oakway is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Seneca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Seneca is located in Oconee County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <2>
    • Tamassee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shirley Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kollock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kollock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kollock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chopped Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chopped Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chopped Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Toccoa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Toccoa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Toccoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alleys Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alleys Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alleys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hills Crossing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hills Crossing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hills Crossing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Turnerville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Tugaloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tugaloo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugaloo
    • Tugaloo is located in Habersham County
  • Tallulah Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
    • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <2>
  • Anandale ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Anandale is located in Habersham County
  • Clarkesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Battle Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
    • Battle Creek is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Demorest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tiger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Longcreek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Aerial
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aerial have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
    • Aerial is located in Habersham County
  • Cornelia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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    • Heads Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heads Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
      • Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
    • Harbin ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
      • Harbin is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Persimmon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Persimmon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persimmon
      • Persimmon is located in Rabun 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.

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 26 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. 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 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:

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 Habersham County: www.co.habersham.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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 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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 34.6868, Longitude: -83.4260       In this case, the coordinates for Turnerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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