Welcome to Turtletown ...
Turtletown is located in Polk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Turtletown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Turtletown is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Turtletown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Turtletown, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Turtletown: 423
Communities Also Named Turtletown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Turtletown - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turtletown.
Communities near Turtletown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turtletown.
- Jacktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown is located in Monroe County
- Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
- Pantertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Etowah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutcane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutcane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- Belltown Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Murphy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hemp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Blue Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McCaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaysville
- McCaysville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCaysville <4>
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 Turtletown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turtletown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turtletown. 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 Turtletown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turtletown. See our Newspapers Page for Turtletown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turtletown ...
Looking for more information about Turtletown? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Turtletown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Turtletown.
Adding Turtletown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Turtletown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turtletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Turtletown post office opened in 1890.
We also found Turtletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Turtletown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turtletown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |