Welcome to Turck ...

Turck is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Turck is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Turck lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Turck: 620

Communities near Turck ...

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

• Pittsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
• Carl Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <3>
• Baxter Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <3>
• Frontenac
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontenac
  • Frontenac is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frontenac <3>
• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <3>
• Galena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
• Girard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
• Oswego
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <3>
• Chetopa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
  • Chetopa is located in Labette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <3>
• Quapaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quapaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quapaw
  • Quapaw is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quapaw <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turck ...

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

Adding Turck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turck in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Turck post office opened in 1889.

We also found Turck on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/