Welcome to Turnersville ...

Turnersville is located

Turnersville is located in Coryell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnersville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Turnersville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Turnersville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Turnersville: (254)

Communities Also Named Turnersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Turnersville: This one is located in Coryell County and the other is located in Travis County.

Beyond Texas, there are 6 communities that are also named Turnersville - they are located in Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (2) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Turnersville ...

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

• Gatesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Gatesville is located in Coryell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Valley Mills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
  • Valley Mills is located in Bosque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Mills <3>
• Crawford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • Fort Gates 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.<4> 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 <3>
• 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.<4> 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
• Cranfills Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranfills Gap
  • Cranfills Gap is located in Bosque County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranfills Gap <3>
• Jonesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Coryell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <3>
• Levita
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
  • Levita is located in Coryell County

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 Turnersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnersville ...

Looking for more information about Turnersville? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Turnersville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turnersville.

Adding Turnersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turnersville 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 Turnersville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Turnersville post office opened in 1875.

We also found Turnersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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