Welcome to Turnetta ...
Turnetta is located in Madison County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnetta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Turnetta is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Turnetta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Turnetta: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Turnetta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turnetta.
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
- Ridgeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Ridgeland is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <4>
- Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flora is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <4>
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Madisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Vaughan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Turnetta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnetta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turnetta. 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 Turnetta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnetta. See our Newspapers Page for Turnetta.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnetta ...
Looking for more information about Turnetta? 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 Turnetta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turnetta.
Adding Turnetta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Turnetta 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 for Turnetta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Turnetta post office opened in 1892.
We also found Turnetta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnetta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turnetta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Madison County: www.madison-co.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turnetta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Turnetta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Turnetta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |