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Welcome to Turkey Knob ...Turkey Knob is located in Fayette County<1>. The location of Turkey Knob has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Turkey Knob, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Turkey Knob is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Turkey Knob lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Turkey Knob: (304) and (681)<4> Communities near Turkey Knob ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Turkey Knob.
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 Turkey Knob. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turkey Knob. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turkey Knob. 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 Turkey Knob. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Turkey Knob. See our Newspapers Page for Turkey Knob. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turkey Knob ...Looking for more information about Turkey Knob? 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 Turkey Knob, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Turkey Knob. Adding Turkey Knob to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Turkey Knob 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 Turkey Knob was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Turkey Knob. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turkey Knob. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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