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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 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.

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:

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Turney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
    • Gallatin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dialville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jacksonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Summerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
      • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <2>
    • Ponta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rusk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Maydelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maydelle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydelle
      • Maydelle is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maydelle <2>
    • Gould
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackjack
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
      • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Griffin
      • From Turney to Griffin
    • Mixon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
      • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mixon
      • From Turney to Mixon
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
    • Herring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herring
      • From Turney to Herring
    • Todd City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Todd City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
      • Todd City is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Todd City
      • From Turney to Todd City
    • Neches
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jarvis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pert
      • From Turney to Pert
    • Alderbranch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alderbranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alderbranch
      • From Turney to Alderbranch
    • Crystal Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Turney to Kossuth
    • Deanwright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deanwright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deanwright
      • From Turney to Deanwright
    • Wells Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wells Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
      • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wells Creek
      • From Turney to Wells Creek
    • Slocum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Brushy Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
    • Berryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Berryville
      • From Turney to Berryville
    • Coffee City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Poynor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
      • Poynor is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <2>
    • Moore Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
      • Moore Station is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
    • Bluff City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Weches
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
      • Weches is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weches
      • From Turney to Weches
    • Refuge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
    • Sacul
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul
      • Sacul is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacul <2>
    • Dextra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dextra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
      • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dextra
      • From Turney to Dextra
    • Cushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Cushing is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <2>
    • Looneyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Nat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Trawick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trawick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trawick
      • From Turney to Trawick
  • Rusk County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turney, with the one closest to Turney listed first.
    • Teaselville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Omen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sinclair City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
      • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
    • Whitehouse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <2>
    • Dogwood City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
      • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
    • Flint
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Wright City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in Smith County
    • Lee Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Noonday
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • New Chapel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
      • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people

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.

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 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.

  • Staton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jarrett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jarrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jarrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Piney Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Tilley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tilley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Dove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Dove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Dove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...

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.<5>

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.

  • Jacksonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Griffin
    • From Turney to Griffin
  • Mount Selman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
  • Mixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mixon
    • From Turney to Mixon
  • New Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Troup
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bullard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
    • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <2>
  • Neches
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alto
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Glenfawn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
      • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
    • Linwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
      • Linwood is located in Cherokee County

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 73 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. 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 like to start with 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 Turney:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9092, Longitude: -95.1957    









 

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