Welcome to Turkey ...

Turkey is located in Highland County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Turkey, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turkey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Turkey is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Turkey: (937)

Communities Also Named Turkey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Turkey - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turkey.

Communities near Turkey ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Greenfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Peebles
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <4>
• Leesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• New Vienna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Vienna <4>
• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Seaman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
• Bainbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Mowrystown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
  • Mowrystown is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Highland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey ...

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

Adding Turkey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turkey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Turkey post office opened in 1880.

We also found Turkey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/