Welcome to Turkey ...The city of Turkey is located in the Texas Panhandle. Turkey is located in Hall County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Turkey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Turkey has a population of 385 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Turkey is 2,340 feet [713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Turkey is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Turkey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Turkey: 806 The ZIP code for Turkey: 79261<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Turkey had an population of 385 people. This is a decrease of 8.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 22.06% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Turkey had a population of 421 people (which is 12.53% of the total population of Hall County). This makes Turkey the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 421 people, the population of Turkey decreased 14.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 494 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Turkey. Communities Also Named Turkey ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Turkey - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turkey. Communities near Turkey ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turkey.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turkey. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turkey. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkey. See our Newspapers Page for Turkey. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey ...Looking for more information about Turkey? 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 Turkey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Turkey. Adding Turkey to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Turkey 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 (so far) for Turkey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkey. Footnotes ...
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