Turnersville is an

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, in the

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. According to the

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, the community had a population of 90 in 2000. It is located within the

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metropolitan area.

History

J. L. Turner, an early settler, is the name of the town that bears his name. In the middle of the 1930s, the village had fifty residents; by the late 1940s, it was identified on county highway maps by a few small shops and dispersed homes. From the late 1940s to 2000, Turnersville's population was listed at 90.

Geography

Turnersville is located near

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, south of

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in southern Travis County.

Education

J. L. Turner donated land for a school here in 1880. In 1950, the

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and the Turnersville Common School District merged. Schools that serve the community today are Camino Real Elementary School, Dr. T.C. McCormick Jr. Middle School, and Moe and Gene Johnson High School.

References

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