Turnertown, Texas
{{short description|Unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas, United States}}
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Turnertown is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas,{{cn|date=October 2024}} the community had a population of 76 in 2000. It is located within the Longview, Texas metropolitan area.
History
On April 26, 1991, an F2 tornado struck Turnertown, uprooting several trees.{{cite report|title=Texas Event Report: F2 Tornado|url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=10137054|publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information|year=2022|accessdate=April 22, 2022}}
Geography
Turnertown is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 42 and Texas State Highway 64, {{convert|10|mi|km|abbr=on}} west of Henderson and {{convert|21|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of Longview in western Rusk County.{{cite web | url= http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Turnertown-Texas.htm | title= Turnertown, Texas | publisher = Texas Escapes Online Magazine | date= | accessdate = 2023-01-09}}
Education
Today, the community is served by the West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District.
See also
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References
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{{Rusk County, Texas}}
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