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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 Turnbull (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 Turnbull. 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 Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkinson County: Concordia (LA), East Feliciana (LA), West Feliciana (LA), Adams, Amite & Franklin.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Turnbull. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turnbull:

  • Wilkinson County     (The home county of Turnbull)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Woodville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Whitaker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitaker
      • From Turnbull to Whitaker
    • Centreville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <1>
    • Wilkinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilkinson
      • From Turnbull to Wilkinson
    • Artonish
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artonish have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
    • Rosetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Gloster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <1>
    • Crosby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bewelcome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bewelcome
      • From Turnbull to Bewelcome
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Garden City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Knoxville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knoxville
      • From Turnbull to Knoxville
  • Concordia Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Fairview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairview
      • From Turnbull to Fairview
    • Bougere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bougere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Port Hudson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Hudson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
      • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Port Hudson
      • From Turnbull to Port Hudson
    • Zachary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pride
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tristian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tristian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
      • Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
  • East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Norwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Wilson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
    • Jackson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Clinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodland
      • From Turnbull to Woodland
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Slaughter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
      • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <1>
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Blairstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blairstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
      • Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blairstown
      • From Turnbull to Blairstown
  • Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Chipola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipola
      • From Turnbull to Chipola
    • Coleman Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
  • West Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
  • West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.
    • Rogillioville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wakefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Weyanoke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tunica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <1>
    • Saint Francisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
      • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <1>
    • Angola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Turnbull ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turnbull.

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 Turnbull covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turnbull, with the one closest to Turnbull listed first.

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 in 1895, Turnbull had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Laurel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Norwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
  • Whitaker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whitaker
    • From Turnbull to Whitaker
  • Pinckneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinckneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
    • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County
  • Wilson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <1>
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
  • Centreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <1>
  • Wilkinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilkinson
    • From Turnbull to Wilkinson
  • Fort Adams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
    • Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County
  • Angola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rowes Landing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowes Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
      • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Tatum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
      • Tatum is located in Amite County
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turnbull. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turnbull.

Newspapers Published in Turnbull ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnbull.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turnbull, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turnbull.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Turnbull:

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 Turnbull, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Turnbull) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnbull. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0223, Longitude: -91.2902       In this case, the coordinates for Turnbull have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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