Welcome to Turon ...

Turon is located in Itawamba County<1>.

The location of Turon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Turon is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Turon lies within the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Turon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Turon - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turon.

Communities near Turon ...

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

• Amory
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
  • Amory is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amory <4>
• Hamilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Marion County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Fulton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Nettleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
  • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <4>
• Sulligent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
  • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <4>
• Mantachie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
  • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <4>
• Smithville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Tremont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
  • Tremont is located in Itawamba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <4>
• Hatley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
  • Hatley is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
• Weston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Marion County (AL)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turon ...

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

Adding Turon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Turon post office opened in 1897.

We also found Turon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Itawamba County: www.co.itawamba.ms.us/

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