Official Name: | Turnertown, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Turnertown |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rusk |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 456 |
Coordinates: | 32.19°N -94.9497°W |
Area Code: | 430, 903 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1348918 |
Turnertown is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 76 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.
On April 26, 1991, an F2 tornado struck Turnertown, uprooting several trees.[1]
Turnertown is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 42 and Texas State Highway 64, 10miles west of Henderson and 21miles south of Longview in western Rusk County.[2]
Today, the community is served by the West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District.