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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 Turnersville (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 Turnersville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Turnersville is located in Coryell County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coryell County: Bell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas & McLennan.

Below are the counties that are near Turnersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turnersville:

  • Coryell County     (The home county of Turnersville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnersville, with the one closest to Turnersville listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Levita
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
    • Gatesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Ireland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
    • Fort Gates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Purmela
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
      • Purmela is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <1>
    • Mound
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Lime City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Coryell County
    • Oglesby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <1>
    • King
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
      • King is located in Coryell County
    • Leon Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell County
    • Brookhaven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnersville, with the one closest to Turnersville listed first.
    • Cranfills Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
    • Valley Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Womack
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
      • Womack is located in Bosque County
    • Meridian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <1>
    • Greenock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
      • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Iredell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
      • Iredell is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <1>
    • Laguna Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <1>
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnersville, with the one closest to Turnersville listed first.
    • Whiteway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
    • Ohio ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
    • Hico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <1>
  • Lampasas County
  • McLennan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turnersville, with the one closest to Turnersville listed first.
    • Crawford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>
    • China Spring
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Speegleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speegleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
      • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
    • Patrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Patrick is located in McLennan County
    • Rock Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
    • Woodway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
      • Woodway is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <1>
    • Moody
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Moody is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turnersville, see our County-by-County Page for Turnersville.

Newspapers Published in Turnersville ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turnersville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turnersville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turnersville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Turnersville:

Cemeteries Near Turnersville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turnersville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turnersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turnersville, with the one closest to Turnersville listed first.

  • Turnersville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnersville Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
  • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery
  • Coffee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffee Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
  • Norway Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Mill Cemetery
  • German Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Valley Cemetery
  • Boggy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crawford Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southwest of Gatesville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Sadler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sadler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sadler Cemetery
    • Lanes Chapel Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Coryell Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coryell Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coryell Valley Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Turnersville had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Turnersville, with the one closest to Turnersville listed first.

  • Coryell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coryell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
  • Mosheim
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosheim
    • Mosheim is located in Bosque County
  • Jonesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Norse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Norse is located in Bosque County
  • Levita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
    • Levita is located in Coryell County
  • Cranfills Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gatesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Osage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Coryell County
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <1>
  • Fort Gates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
  • Valley Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Lanham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Purmela
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
      • Purmela is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <1>
    • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
      • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
    • Crawford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turnersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turnersville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turnersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turnersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turnersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6173, Longitude: -97.7388    
<5>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.
<6>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 Turnersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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