Welcome to Turkey ...

The town of Turkey is located in Sampson County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Turkey has a population of 290 people<2> (see below for details).

Turkey is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Turkey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Turkey: 910 & 472<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Turkey had an population of 290 people. This is a decrease of 0.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Turkey had a population of 292 people. This makes Turkey the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 292 people, the population of Turkey increased 11.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 262 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Turkey.

Communities Also Named Turkey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Turkey - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Turkey ...

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

• Clinton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Mount Olive
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• Warsaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Rose Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <5>
• Roseboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseboro
  • Roseboro is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseboro <5>
• Faison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
  • Faison is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <5>
• Magnolia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
• Kenansville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenansville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenansville
  • Kenansville is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenansville <5>
• Greenevers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
  • Greenevers is located in Duplin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
• Garland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Sampson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey ...

Looking for more information about Turkey? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Turkey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Turkey.

Adding Turkey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turkey 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 Turkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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