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Welcome to Turkeyfoot ...

Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County<1>.

Turkeyfoot is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Turkeyfoot: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Turkeyfoot ...

While we believe that this Turkeyfoot is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Turkeyfoot. Those communities are located in the following counties: Somerset and Washington County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 4 communities that are also named Turkeyfoot - they are located in Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Turkeyfoot ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smithsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Mont Alto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mercersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnellsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Funkstown
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Turkeyfoot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turkeyfoot.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkeyfoot ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turkeyfoot - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Turkeyfoot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Turkeyfoot 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.