Welcome to Turnwood ...

Turnwood is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Turnwood is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Turnwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Turnwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Turnwood ...

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

• Liberty
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Margaretville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretville
  • Margaretville is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Margaretville <4>
• Fleischmanns
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
  • Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
• Andes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <4>
• Lew Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
  • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
• Arena ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Arena is located in Delaware County
• Beaverkill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverkill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
  • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
• Debruce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Debruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
  • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
• Willowemoc
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
  • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
• Parkston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Parkston is located in Sullivan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnwood ...

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

Adding Turnwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turnwood 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 Turnwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/