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Welcome to Turkey Run ...

Turkey Run is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

Turkey Run is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Turkey Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Turkey Run - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Turkey Run ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shamokin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <3>
  • Tamaqua
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • West Hazleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey Run ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turkey Run - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.