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Welcome to Turnwold ...

Turnwold is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnwold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.

Turnwold is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Turnwold lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Turnwold: 478

Communities near Turnwold ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turnwold.

  • Swaggy Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Swaggy Valley is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaggy Valley
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,542 people
  • Comfort ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Comfort is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Estimated population in 2019: 7,085 people
  • Eatonton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gum Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gum Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Hill
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
  • Union Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • White Plains
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Siloam
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Turnwold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnwold.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turnwold. 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 Turnwold.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnwold. See our Newspapers Page for Turnwold.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnwold ...

Looking for more information about Turnwold? 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 Turnwold, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turnwold.

Adding Turnwold to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turnwold 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 (so far) for Turnwold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Turnwold post office opened in 1856. The Turnwold post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnwold.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turnwold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/