Welcome to Turkville ...

Turkville is located in Ellis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Turkville is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Turkville: 785

Communities near Turkville ...

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

• Hays
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Hays is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hays
  • From Turkville to Hays
• Plainville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
  • Plainville is located in Rooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Plainville
  • From Turkville to Plainville
• Victoria
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
• Gorham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
• Natoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
  • Natoma is located in Osborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <3>
• Palco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
  • Palco is located in Rooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palco
  • From Turkville to Palco
• Zurich
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
  • Zurich is located in Rooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Paradise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
• Codell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
  • Codell is located in Rooks County
  • Former name for Codell:
  • Florreyville
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Codell
  • From Turkville to Codell
• Emmeram
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
  • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emmeram
  • From Turkville to Emmeram

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkville ...

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

Adding Turkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turkville 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 Turkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Turkville post office opened in 1875.

We also found Turkville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ellis County: www.ellisco.net/

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