Welcome to Turkey Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Turkey Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Turkey Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Turkey Creek, please Contact Us.

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Turkey Creek would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Turkey Creek: Turkey Crk. (or less commonly used: Turkey Ck. or Turkey Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Turkey Creek is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Turkey Creek was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Turkey Creek (for example, toward Elgin), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Code where Turkey Creek was located: 931

Communities Also Named Turkey Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Turkey Creek: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Moore County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 12 communities that are also named Turkey Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Turkey Creek ...

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

• Columbus Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Difficult
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Livingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Livingston is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Thompsons Store
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
• Tompkinsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
• Celina
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <4>
• Red Boiling Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
• Dodson Branch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
• Gainesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <4>
• Bangham Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
  • Estimated population in 2014: 504 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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turkey Creek.

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

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