Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Turney (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Turney. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Turney is located in Giles County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Turney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turney:
- Giles County (The home county of Turney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Green Field
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Anthony Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Powell Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bodenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Leoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ethridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Flatwoods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Busby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Liberty Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Park Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Dellrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cash Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Boonshill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Hughey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Molino
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Camargo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Orrs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Belfast
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- South Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Screamer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Southport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Culleoka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Broadview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Scotts Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Scribner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Frierson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Ashwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Estep ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Confluence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Corum ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Arkdell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Comer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Rogersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lawrence County (AL)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Caro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Lentzville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Elkwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Harvest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Hazel Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turney, see our County-by-County Page for Turney.
Cemeteries Near Turney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turney.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Turney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Fogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pittard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meredith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beasley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (1198 more) ...
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Baugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Turney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
- Goodspring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Aspen Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Harwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lesters
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Conway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bodenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bunker Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Sumac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turney.
Newspapers Published in Turney ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turney, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turney.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Turney:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Turney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |