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Welcome to Turnwood ...

Turnwood is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1862.

Turnwood is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Turnwood: 845 & 329<3>

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)
  • Margaretville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fleischmanns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Andes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lew Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
  • Arena ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Belle Ayr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
  • Beaverkill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaverkill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverkill
  • Debruce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
  • Willowemoc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc

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 (so far) for Turnwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Turnwood post office opened in 1862. The Turnwood post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turnwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Turnwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Turnwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/