Welcome to Turney ...

Turney is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Turney is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Turney is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Turney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Turney - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Turney ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <3>
• Rusk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
  • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Troup
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
  • Troup is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <3>
• Alto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <3>
• 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.<4> 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 <3>
• Gallatin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <3>
• Reklaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reklaw
  • Reklaw is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reklaw <3>
• Cuney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
  • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <3>
• Dialville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Dialville is located in Cherokee 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 Turney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turney.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turney ...

Looking for more information about Turney? 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 Turney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turney.

Adding Turney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turney 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 Turney was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Turney in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Turney post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/