Welcome to Turley ...
Turley is located in San Juan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Turley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Turley is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Turley is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Turley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Turley: 505
Communities Also Named Turley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Turley - they are located in Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turley.
Communities near Turley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turley.
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
- Aztec
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
- Aztec is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Aztec
- From Turley to Aztec
- Navajo City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
- Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
- Navajo Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Dam
- Navajo Dam is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo Dam <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Navajo Dam
- From Turley to Navajo Dam
- Flora Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
- Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <4>
- La Boca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Bondad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bondad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
- Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bondad
- From Turley to Bondad
- Huerfano
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Allison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Allison
- From Turley to Allison
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in San Juan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Farmington
- From Turley to Farmington
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 Turley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turley. 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 Turley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turley. See our Newspapers Page for Turley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turley ...
Looking for more information about Turley? 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 Turley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turley.
Adding Turley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Turley 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 Turley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Turley post office opened in 1906.
We also found Turley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Turley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Juan County: www.co.san-juan.nm.us/
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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/ |