unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
, United States. According to the
Handbook of Texas
The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) is an American nonprofit educational and research organization dedicated to documenting the history of Texas. It was founded in Austin, Texas, United States, on March 2, 1897. In November 2008, the ...
, the community had a population of 76 in 2000. It is located within the
Longview, Texas metropolitan area
The Longview metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in Northeast Texas that covers four counties— Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur. As of the 2010 census the MSA had a population of 280,000 (though a July 1, 2019 estimate place ...
.
History
On April 26, 1991, an F2 tornado struck Turnertown, uprooting several trees.
Geography
Turnertown is located at the intersection of
Texas State Highway 42
State Highway 42 (SH 42) is a state highway located in the northeastern portion of the Texas in Gregg County, Texas, Gregg and Rusk County, Texas, Rusk Counties. This route was designated on December 12, 1962, over former SH 259 because of the ...
and
Texas State Highway 64
State Highway 64 (SH 64) is a Texas state highway that runs from Wills Point via Tyler to Henderson. (Rusk, Smith, and Van Zandt Counties)
History
SH 64 was originally designated on August 21, 1923 to replace SH 15A from Wills Point to ...
West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District
West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in New London, Texas, United States. Almost all of New London is in this school district, and small portions of Overton are within the district.
The ...
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See also
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List of unincorporated communities in Texas
This is a list of unincorporated communities in the U.S. state of Texas, listed by county. This may include disincorporated communities, towns with no incorporated status, ghost towns, or census-designated places.
See also
*List of cities i ...