Welcome to Turnercrest ...

Turnercrest is located in Campbell County<1>.

The location of Turnercrest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turnercrest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Turnercrest is 5,110 feet [1,558 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Turnercrest is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Turnercrest lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Turnercrest is located in the (307) area code.

Communities near Turnercrest ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Turnercrest.

• Wright
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Wright is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <4>
• Linch
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linch
  • Linch is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linch <4>
• Bill
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill
  • Bill is located in Converse County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bill <4>
• Edgerton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
  • Edgerton is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Turnercrest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turnercrest.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turnercrest ...

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

Adding Turnercrest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turnercrest in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Turnercrest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Turnercrest post office opened in 1930.

We also found Turnercrest on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turnercrest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.ccg.co.campbell.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/