Welcome to Turtle Bayou ...

Turtle Bayou is located on the Gulf Coast.

Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turtle Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Turtle Bayou is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Turtle Bayou ...

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

• Baytown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baytown
  • Baytown is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baytown <4>
• Liberty
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Mont Belvieu
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Belvieu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Belvieu
  • Mont Belvieu is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Belvieu <4>
• Beach City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach City
  • Beach City is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
• Anahuac
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anahuac
  • Anahuac is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anahuac <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anahuac
  • From Turtle Bayou to Anahuac
• Old River - Winfree
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
  • Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Old River - Winfree
  • From Turtle Bayou to Old River - Winfree
• Ames
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ames
  • From Turtle Bayou to Ames
• Daisetta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
  • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <4>
• Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Cove is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
• Devers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devers
  • Devers is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devers <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Devers
  • From Turtle Bayou to Devers

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turtle Bayou ...

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

Adding Turtle Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Turtle Bayou in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Turtle Bayou post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turtle Bayou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/

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