Turnertown, Texas

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Turnertown, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Turnertown
Coordinates: 32°11′24″N94°56′59″W / 32.19000°N 94.94972°W / 32.19000; -94.94972
Country United States
State Texas
County Rusk
Elevation
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456 ft (139 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430, 903
GNIS feature ID1348918 [1]

Turnertown is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas,[ citation needed ] the community had a population of 76 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.

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History

On April 26, 1991, an F2 tornado struck Turnertown, uprooting several trees. [2]

Geography

Turnertown is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 42 and Texas State Highway 64, 10 mi (16 km) west of Henderson and 21 mi (34 km) south of Longview in western Rusk County. [3]

Education

Today, the community is served by the West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turnertown, Texas
  2. ↑ Texas Event Report: F2 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Turnertown, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved January 9, 2023.


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