Welcome to Turnage ...

Turnage is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnage, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Turnage is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Turnage: 252

Communities near Turnage ...

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

• Greenville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Rocky Mount
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
  • Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <4>
• Wilson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Tarboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
  • Tarboro is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarboro <4>
• Winterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
  • Winterville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <4>
• Farmville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
• Sharpsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Sharpsburg is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsburg <4>
• Princeville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
  • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
• Bethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Pitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
• Snow Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snow Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnage ...

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

Adding Turnage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turnage 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 Turnage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Turnage post office opened in 1893.

We also found Turnage on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnage.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/