Welcome to Turnpike ...Turnpike is primarily located in Buncombe County<1>. A portion of Turnpike extends into Haywood County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnpike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857. Turnpike is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Turnpike is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Turnpike lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Turnpike: 828 Communities Also Named Turnpike ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Turnpike - they are located in Idaho, Massachusetts (3), Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turnpike. Communities near Turnpike ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turnpike.
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 Turnpike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnpike. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turnpike. 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 Turnpike. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnpike. See our Newspapers Page for Turnpike. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnpike ...Looking for more information about Turnpike? 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 Turnpike, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turnpike. Adding Turnpike to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Turnpike 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 (so far) for Turnpike was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnpike. Footnotes ...
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